Lilac Earthenware Pendant

Historical Information

Type: Lilac Glazed Earthenware

Fabric: Earthenware

Date: Early 1900's

Find Location: Colchester, Essex UK

Extra information:

This is a sea rolled sherd of Lilac Coloured Earthenware. It has a light purple glaze and its shape seems similar to that of a vase or a cup.

Earthenware is pottery that hasn't been fired to the point of vitrification, so it's slightly porous and coarser than stoneware and porcelain. The body can be covered completely or decorated with slip (a liquid clay mixture applied before firing), or it can be glazed. Usually, for both practical and decorative reasons, earthenware is glazed. To overcome its porosity (which makes it impracticable to store liquids in their unglazed state, for example), the fired object is covered with finely ground glass powder suspended in water and is then fired a second time. During the firing, the fine particles covering the surface fuse into an amorphous, glasslike layer, sealing the pores of the clay body:

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