Stoneware

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-The earliest example of stoneware is found in China



"Stoneware, which, though dense, impermeable and hard enough to resist scratching by a steel point, differs from porecelain because it is more opaque, and normally only partially vitrified. It may be vitreous or semi-vitreous. It is usually coloured grey or brownish because of impurities in the clay used for its manufacture, and is normally glazed."





This is an example of Stoneware. It is a Chinese stoneware vase from the Song Dynasty, 11th century.



Bartmann jug - a type of decorated stoneware that was manufactured in Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries



Böttger Ware - a dark red stoneware developed by Johann Friedrich Böttger. It is a very significant stage in the development of porcelain in Europe.