lustreware

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• lustreware — [lus′tərwer΄] n. chiefly Brit. sp. of LUSTERWARE * * * ▪ ceramics       type of pottery ware decorated with metallic lustres by techniques dating at least from the 9th century. One technique of Middle Eastern origin, which produced the famous… …   Universalium

• lustreware — [lus′tərwer΄] n. chiefly Brit. sp. of LUSTERWARE …   English World dictionary

• lustreware — (US lusterware) noun ceramic articles with an iridescent metallic glaze …   English new terms dictionary

• lustreware — n. (US lusterware) ceramics with an iridescent glaze. Etymology: LUSTRE(1) …   Useful english dictionary

• Sunderland Lustreware — is a type of pottery originating from Sunderland, England.Several potteries were located along the banks of the River Wear in Sunderland in the Nineteenth Century. Though many made everyday tableware, some of them made a distinct type which… …   Wikipedia

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• Lusterware — url= http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/33766 popup.html title= Medieval Renaissance Highlights Makers and Markets work=Medieval and Renaissance accessdate= 2007 08 17] Tin glazed earthenware with lustred decoration, Victoria and Albert Museum,… …   Wikipedia

• Islamic pottery — The era of Islamic pottery started around 622. From 633, Muslim armies moved rapidly toward Byzantine, Persia, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Egypt and later Andalusia. The early history of Islamic pottery remains somewhat obscure and speculative as… …   Wikipedia

• North Shields Pottery — was established at the Low Lights, North Shields in c.1814 possibly by Collingwood Beall, although later, the business, trading as William Collingwood Company was a partnership with John Thompson and although this was dissolved in February 1819,… …   Wikipedia

• Fatimid Caliphate — Fatimid Islamic Caliphate الدولة الفاطمية al Fāṭimiyyūn ← …   Wikipedia