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What is it called when you work with clay?
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What it is called when you work with clay varies. You will usually see the art of making things out of clay called pottery or ceramics. Some people will use the phrasal verb "throwing pottery" to describe the process of producing something out of clay using a potter's wheel. Others may say "crafting" or simply "making" pottery or ceramics. Names for people who work with clay include potter, ceramicist and ceramic artist. On 1stDibs, explore a wide range of pottery.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024
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French 19th Century Green Glazed Ceramic Confit Jar/ Pot
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered confit jar with a gorgeous green glaze. With green glaze they are extremely rare. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of m...
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
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Primitive Terracotta Water Jar From Central Mexico, Early 20th Century
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Primitive terracotta water jar from Central Mexico, Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Primitive Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Revernay French Art Deco Stoneware Bowl, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco stoneware bowl on pedestal by REVERNAY (Digoin), France, 1920s. Height : 12.5cm - 5 inches, Diameter : 21.2cm - 8.3 inches. Marked "Revernay 160 3" under the base (se...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Delft Blue Platter by Royal Delft
By Royal Delft
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful Delft Blue platter, Made by Royal Delft in Delft, the Netherlands.
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Other Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Pottery Bücking Börnsen, 1960s
By Bücking-Börnsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Pottery Bücking Börnsen, Cuxhaven, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional i...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Orange Black and Aqua Green Ceramic Vase by Cortendorf, West Germany
By Cortendorf
Located in East Quogue, NY
Bright, boldly colored orange, black, and aqua green mid-century vase by Cortendorf. A beautiful, bold example of West German Art Pottery from the 1950s. It has its original maker's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
