Salt glaze

Salt glaze is a term used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Getty Research Institute. A clear, glasslike ceramic coating with a distinctive uneven surface produced by throwing common table salt into a hot kiln. The heading is held on record by Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Getty Research Institute. 1 cited statement stands behind this entry, drawn from 2 verified sources, corroborated by 2 independent institutional witnesses.

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What the sources state

• Definition: A clear, glasslike ceramic coating with a distinctive uneven surface produced by throwing common table salt into a hot kiln. (Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus: salt glaze (300048635))

Sources

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  • Library record · Institutional or primary · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

    Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Integrated Authority File record 1060463024: International Salt-Glaze Symposium (1989 : Kecskemét)

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Getty Research Institute

    Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus: salt glaze (300048635)

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