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porcelain, it readily absorbs water if not glazed, and does not allow light to pass through it. coarse earthenware is made from clay and grog (ground up fired pots). it is the colour of the clay as it is dug from the ground - buff, brown and red. a modern earthenware recipe would be: % ball clay , % china
clay , % flint, % china stone. the first or biscuit firing temperature is - °c and the second, glost (glaze) firing - °c. nearly all ancient, medieval, middle eastern, and european painted ceramics are earthenware, as is a great deal of contemporary household dinnerware. to overcome its porosity (which...
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