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2. Marshall Pottery - Wikipedia

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   Marshall Pottery Inc. is the largest manufacturer of red clay pots in the United States. From 1974 [1] to 2015, Marshall Pottery operated a 100,000 ft 2 (9,000 m 2) retail store adjacent to its headquarters in Marshall, Texas, which at one time attracted over 500,000 tourists each year. Marshall Pottery was founded by W. F. Rocker in Marshall ...

3. McDade Pottery - Wikipedia

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   At first, the ware was wheel-thrown by individual potters. Williams threw the first piece on January 26, 1893, to celebrate the plant's opening. [5] Initially, Williams also did most of the work: preparing the clay; throwing, glazing and firing pots; and then hawking the vessels at roadside stands, nearby gas stations and even door to door.

4. Ceramics of Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Wikipedia

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   Pinch pots and other small clay objects could be formed directly by hand. Hohokam potters and their descendants in the American Southwest employed the paddle-and-anvil technique, in which the interior clay wall of a pot was supported by an anvil, while the exterior was beaten with a paddle, smoothing the surface. [4]

5. Earthenware - Wikipedia

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   Terracotta flower pots with terracotta tiles in the background Due to its porosity, fired earthenware, with a water absorption of 5-8%, must be glazed to be watertight. [ 11 ] Earthenware has lower mechanical strength than bone china, porcelain or stoneware, and consequently articles are commonly made in thicker cross-section, although they are ...

6. Flowerpot - Wikipedia

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   A flowerpot, planter, planterette or plant pot, is a container in which flowers and other plants are cultivated and displayed. Historically, and still to a significant extent today, they are made from plain terracotta with no ceramic glaze , with a round shape, tapering inwards.

7. Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, the type of ceramic will affect how it will break down. Unfired clay, like mud and clay adobe, is clay that is fired under 1000°C or 1832°F. [contradictory] This type of clay is water-soluble and unstable. Earthenware is clay that has been fired between 1000–1200°C or 1832°–2192°F.