lead glaze
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lead glaze
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Whether he used a plumbiferous, or lead glaze; or a stanniferous, or tin glaze, we do not know.
From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware
The most characteristic examples are large dishes and plateaux, thickly made and with the enamel on the upper face only, the back having a lead glaze.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
After being fired the ware was glazed, apparently with the ordinary lead glaze of the time carefully prepared and fired again.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
An amber lead glaze imparts a golden yellow to the slip-covered portions and a brownish amber to the exposed red paste.
From North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century by Watkins, C. Malcolm
Stone jars should be employed in preference to common earthenware for the storage of honey, which acts upon the lead glaze of the latter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
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