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means Objects made from clay that has been shaped and then hardened by heat — bowls, pots, plates, and the craft of making them.
from From 'potter,' one who makes pots, plus the '-y' that marks a place or trade (as in 'bakery,' 'brewery'). 'Pot' itself is an old Germanic word, found in Old English as 'pott,' and likely shared with neighboring tongues across the North Sea — a humble, ancient word for a humble, ancient vessel. So 'pottery' is, quite literally, the pot-maker's place and product.
- oldest craft
- Czech figurines fired around 28,000 BCE
- wheel speed
- spinning clay needs precise centrifugal control
- shard science
- archaeologists date civilizations by broken pots
- kiln heat
- stoneware vitrifies near 1,300 degrees Celsius
- survives everything
- ceramics outlast empires, bones, and written words
raku ware — japanese pottery tradition from 16th century kyoto, handmade for tea ceremonies
delftware — dutch blue and white pottery from delft, 17th century dutch golden age
wedgwood — english pottery company founded 1759 by josiah wedgwood in staffordshire
ming vases — chinese porcelain made during ming dynasty 1368-1644, valued in millions