salt glaze

American  

noun

1. a ceramic glaze on stoneware produced by the chemical reaction that occurs when salt is thrown into a kiln during firing.

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Other Word Forms

• salt glazing
  noun

Etymology

Origin of salt glaze

First recorded in 1850–55

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salt glaze

“They used salt glaze, and usually with salt glaze, you have a round kiln like this,” Brackner said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2020

Although inexpensive, they were badly burned, and not very durable; and the German stoneware with a salt glaze was eagerly sought after throughout the 16th century, and imported in large quantities.

From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by Chaffers, William

It has in common with the salt glaze the close union with the body, so that when fractured the line of demarcation between glaze and body is indeterminable.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.

Lowestoft, 175, 181-185. luster, 191. salt glaze, 173, 174.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.

Putting aside salt glaze we find a countless number of both lead and leadless glazes.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.