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

Of all the old wares used here, salt glaze is most rarely found, most collections including not even a single specimen.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend

"So it was this salt glaze that England took up, was it?" ruminated Theo.

From The Story of Porcelain by Sara Ware Bassett

Not only was salt glaze pottery manufactured in Philadelphia along with a small amount of real porcelain, but in such Connecticut towns as Norwalk, Hartford, and Stonington experiments with earthenware were also being   made.

From The Story of Porcelain by Sara Ware Bassett

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