lustreware
Metallic-glazed pottery
Lustreware is pottery or porcelain decorated with a metallic, iridescent glaze that shimmers with rainbow-like colors.
The technique, developed in medieval Islamic ceramics and later adopted in Europe, creates surfaces that gleam like metal or mother-of-pearl: The antique lustreware pitcher caught the light beautifully.
Also spelled lusterware.
Thin lustrous coating
- potteryFired clay objects
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- firingTerminating employment
clay · slip · glazing · enamel · faience · majolica · reduction · oxidation
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- Hispano-MoresqueSpanish-Islamic artistic tradition
- IslamicOf the Muslim religion
Valencia · Persian · Moorish · medieval · Renaissance · Victorian · Edwardian · Staffordshire
Gleaming with wavering light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
- reflectiveCasting back light
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
pearlescent · iridescence · sheen · nacre · rainbow · mother-of-pearl · glinting · refractive
Decorative additions to something
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
motif · patterned · chinoiserie · figural · floral · geometric · band · rim
glaze
Thin lustrous coating
firing · clay · slip · glazing · enamel · faience · majolica · reduction · oxidation · overglaze
antique
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- Hispano-MoresqueSpanish-Islamic artistic tradition
Islamic · Valencia · Persian · Moorish · medieval · Renaissance · Victorian · Edwardian · Staffordshire · Sunderland
shimmering
Gleaming with wavering light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
- reflectiveCasting back light
opalescent · pearlescent · iridescence · sheen · nacre · rainbow · mother-of-pearl · glinting · refractive · prismatic
ornamentation
Decorative additions to something
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
scrollwork · motif · patterned · chinoiserie · figural · floral · geometric · band · rim · cartouche
craftsmanship
Skill in making objects
Maestro · Giorgio · workshop · atelier · studio · decorator · gilder · signed · commissioned · bespoke
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