Ceramic glaze
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Description
A thin, vitreous, opaque coating fired on the surface of a ceramic body to add color, texture, and/or water resistance. The glaze is typically a colored glass-forming mixture that is applied to the surface of a fired ceramic piece. The ceramic is then refired at a temperature that vitrifies the glaze, but is lower than the original firing temperature. Ceramic glazes are usually mixtures of silicates, colorants, and flux. Examples include: glaze alkaline glaze, glaze ash glaze, glaze Bristol glaze, glaze crystalline glaze, celadon, glaze oxblood, bloom glaze peach bloom, glaze lead glaze, glaze matte glaze, glaze raw glaze, glaze salt glaze, glaze slip glaze, and glaze tin glaze.
Synonyms and Related Terms
glaure cramique (Fr.); vidrado cermico (Port.)
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Robert Fournier, Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "traditional ceramics." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service 4 Feb. 2005 .
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000