stoneware
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of stoneware
Example Sentences
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The handmade stoneware tiles of Florencia Rothschild at Wishbone honor femininity and self-care in mural-like assemblages of nudes engaging in yoga, Pilates and rest, foregrounding the human form without sexualizing it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Besides the stoneware for the tang or stainless steel bowls for naengmyeon, Kang notes that another particular type of serving dish keeps popping up.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
Fern Street Pottery Hanging Planter Hand-thrown in Indianola, in Kitsap County, this pretty stoneware planter with speckled glaze displays their favorite plants, succulents or air plants in the window.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023
The Los-Angeles based artist created a series of raku-fired works for Craft Contemporary; at Jeffrey Deitch, you can see three glaze and glass on stoneware pieces, also completed this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Between the two beds was a washstand with a stoneware pitcher and bowl.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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