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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A simple, low firing glaze used on soft paste ceramics. Lead glazes may be sprinkled or thinly painted on a clay body. Lead glazes are used on clay that can be fired below its volatilization temperature of about 1150C. Lead glazes produce a lustrous, opaque surface, but they are no longer in common use because of the potential for lead poisoning. Examples of lead salts used as glazes are: lead antimonate ([[Naples_yellow|Naples yellow]]), [[lead_carbonate,|basic lead carbonate]], [[lead_chromate|lead chromate]], [[lead_oxide|lead oxide]], [[lead_silicate|lead silicate]], and [[lead_sulfate|lead sulfate]].
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A simple, low firing glaze used on soft paste ceramics. Lead glazes may be sprinkled or thinly painted on a clay body. Lead glazes are used on clay that can be fired below its volatilization temperature of about 1150C. Lead glazes produce a lustrous, opaque surface, but they are no longer in common use because of the potential for lead poisoning. Examples of lead salts used as glazes are: lead antimonate ([[Naples_yellow|Naples yellow]]), [[lead_carbonate|basic lead carbonate]], [[lead_chromate|lead chromate]], [[lead_oxide|lead oxide]], [[lead_silicate|lead silicate]], and [[lead_sulfate|lead sulfate]].
  
 
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glaure au plomb (Fr.); loodglazuur (Ned.); vidrado de chumbo (Port.)
 
glaure au plomb (Fr.); loodglazuur (Ned.); vidrado de chumbo (Port.)
  
== Hazards and Safety ==
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== Risks ==
  
 
Toxic by inhalation or ingestionSkin contact may cause irritation or ulcers.Carcinogen, teratogen, suspected mutagen.
 
Toxic by inhalation or ingestionSkin contact may cause irritation or ulcers.Carcinogen, teratogen, suspected mutagen.
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== Resources and Citations ==
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 445
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 445

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Description

A simple, low firing glaze used on soft paste ceramics. Lead glazes may be sprinkled or thinly painted on a clay body. Lead glazes are used on clay that can be fired below its volatilization temperature of about 1150C. Lead glazes produce a lustrous, opaque surface, but they are no longer in common use because of the potential for lead poisoning. Examples of lead salts used as glazes are: lead antimonate (Naples yellow), basic lead carbonate, Lead chromate, Lead oxide, Lead silicate, and Lead sulfate.

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Synonyms and Related Terms

glaure au plomb (Fr.); loodglazuur (Ned.); vidrado de chumbo (Port.)

Risks

Toxic by inhalation or ingestionSkin contact may cause irritation or ulcers.Carcinogen, teratogen, suspected mutagen.

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Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 445
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Henry Hodges, Artifacts: An Introduction to Early Materials and Technology, Ronald P. Frye, Kingston, Canada, 1988
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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