pottery glaze
Kiln-fired surface coating
A pottery glaze is a glassy coating applied to ceramics before firing, which fuses to the clay surface under heat.
Glazes seal the porous clay body, making vessels watertight, and provide color, texture, and decoration.
Different formulations produce varied effects—glossy, matte, crystalline, or crackled: She dipped the bowl in a copper glaze before the final firing.
- oxidesOxygen-bonded compounds
- iron oxideFe plus oxygen
- kaolinWhiteite mineral for pottery
- dippingBrief immersion action
- fritPre-melted glaze material
alumina · celadon · borax · food safety · food safe · feldspar · glossy · crackle · brushing · sgraffito · silica · matte · Persia · spraying · durability · waterproofing · molten · satin
- glazesmajolica, underglaze, overglaze, celadon, faience
surface treatment
pottery glazeporous surface
terra sigillata · unglazed · bisque · matte finish · natural clay