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Potters needed a source of good clay so they established themselves in areas where large amounts of good clay could be found in the ground. This had to be dug up with spades and mixed with water, then wedged (thrown repeatedly and forcefully onto a hard surface to remove all the air pockets).
As craftsmen, potters used certain tools of their trade: a potter's wheel, wire for removing the finished pots, wooden tools and cloth for shaping and smoothing.
Many standard shapes and types of pottery vessels were made right across Europe, including jugs, cooking pots and large shallow dishes. Pottery was at first unglazed, but in England from the second half of the 12th century better-quality pottery was given an internal coating of green lead glaze, sometimes "splashed" on the outside of the vessel as well.
Firing was done in a large kiln of clay, heated underneath with charcoal and might take several days to "cook".
Pottery can usually be associated with a particular area based on the colour of the "fabric" (the fired clay) used in its manufacture; late 12th century Thetford Ware pottery is known for its pinkish fabric and the splashed green glaze.
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∙ 12y agoPotters needed a source of good clay so they established themselves in areas where large amounts of good clay could be found in the ground. This had to be dug up with spades and mixed with water, then wedged (thrown repeatedly and forcefully onto a hard surface to remove all the air pockets).
As craftsmen, potters used certain tools of their trade: a potter's wheel, wire for removing the finished pots, wooden tools and cloth for shaping and smoothing.
Many standard shapes and types of pottery vessels were made right across Europe, including jugs, cooking pots and large shallow dishes. Pottery was at first unglazed, but in England from the second half of the 12th century better-quality pottery was given an internal coating of green lead glaze, sometimes "splashed" on the outside of the vessel as well.
Firing was done in a large kiln of clay, heated underneath with charcoal and might take several days to "cook".
Pottery can usually be associated with a particular area based on the colour of the "fabric" (the fired clay) used in its manufacture; late 12th century Thetford Ware pottery is known for its pinkish fabric and the splashed green glaze.
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