salt glaze

noun

1. a ceramic glaze on stoneware produced by the chemical reaction that occurs when salt is thrown into a kiln during firing.

Other Words From

• salt glazing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of salt glaze¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The cement of Dihl consists of porcelain or salt-glaze potsherds ground fine, and mixed with boiled linseed oil.

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Many fusible clays will take a salt glaze but the beauty of the product depends to a large extent upon the purity of the body.

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Indeed, it was through an accidental boiling-over of this sort that salt-glaze was discovered.

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There are some fairly modelled Toby jugs, of modern origin, one in particular seated in a corner chair, with a salt-glaze surface.

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The salt glaze question is open to doubt, and most certainly Elers never used moulds for their ware.

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