fritware

(noun)

A type of pottery in which frit (a special ceramic mixture of sand and fluxes) is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature, so the mixture can be fired at a lower temperature than clay alone; also known as Islamic stone paste.

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Examples of fritware in the following topics:

  • Ottoman Empire

    • They were renowned for their ceramics, particularly Iznik pottery, which was made in western Anatolia and consisted of high quality pottery made of fritware and painted with cobalt blue under a colorless lead glaze.