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

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

But for delicate modelling, where colour is a secondary consideration and where refinements may be obscured by too much gloss, the grand feu porcelain or salt glaze are the best and only alternatives.

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

Earthenware of various kinds covered with salt glaze were made at Fulham, Stoke-on-Trent, and Staffordshire.

From The Story of Porcelain by Sara Ware Bassett

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 William Chaffers