terra-cotta
Reddish pottery material
Terra-cotta is a brownish-orange clay used for pottery, sculpture, and architectural ornament.
The material is fired but unglazed, giving it a distinctive earthy appearance.
Terra-cotta also names the color itself—a warm reddish-brown: terra-cotta roof tiles, a terra-cotta pot.
The word comes from Italian for "baked earth."
Oven for hardening clay
Earthy artist's pigment
- rustIron oxide coating
- ochreIron-rich earth pigment
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
cinnamon · brick-red · auburn · henna · mahogany · persimmon · tangerine · warm
Small ornamental sculpture
- bustFailure or sculpture
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
artisan · maquette · statuette · relief · molded · kiln-fired · warrior · army
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
ceramics · firing · glaze · bisque · vase · urn · jug · pots · potters · coiling
sienna
Earthy artist's pigment
amber · cinnamon · brick-red · auburn · henna · mahogany · persimmon · tangerine · warm · earthy
figurine
Small ornamental sculpture
modeling · artisan · maquette · statuette · relief · molded · kiln-fired · warrior · army · Etruscan
brick
Fired clay building unit
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- roofingInstalling overhead shelter material
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
masonry · adobe · pueblo · construction · dwellings · hacienda · cottage · vernacular · chimney · cladding
planter
Container for greenery
drainage · porous · weathering · patina · aged · cracked · mossy · garden · succulent · herb
- potterypot, pottery, clay pottery, throwing, ceramic vase
terra-cottaporcelain
Translucent fired clay
fine china · bone china · Limoges · stoneware · delftware
terra-cottaice blue
Pale bluish-white shade
cool gray · slate blue · seafoam · cerulean · powder blue