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Ceramics > Pottery > Agate ware

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Agate ware  

Definition

  • "Marbled ware produced by mixing pottery clays of two or more colors to produce ware resembling agate. Agate ware was made in ancient Rome and was later very popular in England in the 18th century, when it was made by Staffordshire potters such as Whieldon and Wedgwood."[AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Agateware

Notation

  • 313529

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-HBD92BQG-R

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