Ceramic Dictionary

by Susan Mussi

STONE WARE - GLAZES

ca: GRES - Esmalts

es: GRES - Esmaltes

Glazed stoneware; can be fired between 1200 °C and 1300 °C. You can buy them or prepare them yourself. Their main flux is feldspar and it has a percentage greater than 40/50%. Whether in an oxidant or reducing atmosphere, using electric or gas kilns very good results with high resistance can be obtained. The glazes can be transparent, glossy, satin or matte and are very resistant to water

En Europe the production of stoneware started in the X11 century in Germany