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Ceramics > Pottery > Hafner ware

Preferred term

Hafner ware  

Definition

  • Lead-glazed earthenware made in Germany as early as 1350, originally as stove tiles molded in relief; the name came to be applied to other pottery objects, usually melon-shaped or ovoid mugs or jugs, manufactured by stove makers in the 16th c.; the center of manufacture was Nürnberg; spread to other places in Germany, as well as to Austria and Switzerland [EB, alt.]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Hafnergeschirr
  • Lead-glazed ware, Hafner ware

Notation

  • 121075

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-MZJLBKD7-9

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