Definition: Pottery

pot·ter·y (p¼t“…-r¶) n., pl. pot·ter·ies. 1. Ware, such as vases, pots, bowls, or plates, shaped from moist clay and hardened by heat. 2. The craft or occupation of a potter. 3. The place where a potter works..

Worcester ware is ceramic ware, first manufactured in 1751, when the Lowdin pottery was moved from Bristol to Worcester. Soft paste was employed, and tea services, vases, armorial mugs, and portrait plaques with underglaze decoration became popular. Terra-Cotta is a form of hard-baked pottery, widely used in the decorative arts, especially as an architectural material, either in its natural red-brown color, or painted, or with a baked glaze.