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stoneware

[stohn-wair] / ˈstoʊnˌwɛər /
NOUN
ceramic
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NOUN
earthenware
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STRONGEST
ceramics terra cotta
STRONG


NOUN
pottery
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The handmade stoneware tiles of Florencia Rothschild at Wishbone honor femininity and self-care in mural-like assemblages of nudes engaging in yoga, Pilates and rest, foregrounding the human form without sexualizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Besides the stoneware for the tang or stainless steel bowls for naengmyeon, Kang notes that another particular type of serving dish keeps popping up.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

A silver breastplate or lacquered body cast by multidisciplinary artist Holly Silius would be a dream, as would a work by Lizette Hernández in dissolved salts and stoneware.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

A recent work, a foot-high stoneware form, resembles a child’s stick-figure drawing, but with a Surrealist bent: Instead of a head, it has a blue-and-white delftware-style dinner plate; instead of eyes, there are painted butterflies.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2023

Babulya handed a small stoneware vial to the domovoi, and he ladled some of the potion into it.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack