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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

In a fun twist of fate, Mark McCandless, the grandson of the original tile designer, installed the red and blue stoneware on the fountain using his grandfather’s tools.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 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 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

Between the two beds was a washstand with a stoneware pitcher and bowl.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen