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Clay that got fired hot enough to stop pretending it's fragile.
means A dense, non-porous pottery made by firing clay at very high temperatures, giving it the strength and durability of stone.
from Straightforward compound of 'stone' + 'ware' (meaning 'manufactured goods,' as in hardware or silverware), coined simply because the fired clay came out hard, dense, and rock-like rather than soft or crumbly — the name just describes what your hand feels when you pick it up.
- fire temp
- fired around 1200-1300°C, vitrifies solid
- vs porcelain
- opaque and grayish, not translucent and white
- water test
- absorbs less than 2 percent moisture, nearly waterproof
- origin
- china mastered it over 1500 years before europe caught up