Questions
Answers
Our trusted network of 1stDibs sellers answer common questions
What is the bottom of a piece of pottery called?
1 Answer
The bottom of a piece of pottery is called the foot. Often, the foot is the location where an artisan signs their work or where a factory or workshop adds its maker's label or stamp. You may also sometimes see people refer to the bottom as the base. Shop a diverse assortment of pottery from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
Related Questions
- What is Chinese pottery called?1 Answer
- What is blue pottery called?1 Answer
- What is unfired pottery called?1 Answer
- What is German pottery called?1 Answer
- What is Japanese pottery called?1 Answer
Shop for Pottery on 1stDibs
Large 19th Century French Yellow Glazed Terracotta Jug or Water Cruche,
Orjol
Located in Buisson, FR
Great authentic and extremely rare piece of pottery with a spout in handle from the Provence called : Orjol du Lauragais. Beautiful weathered yellow glaze. Imperfections help authent...
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
$588 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Weller Art Pottery Vase With Iris Pattern Signed C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Weller Art Pottery Vase With Iris Pattern Signed C1920
Measures - 9 1/2" x 4" x 4"
This antique vase is an example of Weller Art Pottery, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Glazed Terracotta Jug or Water Cruche
Orjol
Located in Buisson, FR
Great authentic and extremely rare piece of pottery with a spout in handle from the Provence called : Orjol du Lauragais. The fact that this jug has a multiple colour glazing makes i...
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
$803 Sale Price
41% Off
Delphin Massier Flower Wall Stand, Vallauris, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Flower Wall Stand by Delphin Massier, Vallauris, France, Late 19th Century.
Exceptional late 19th-century French Art Pottery flower wall stand by Delphin Massier, produced in Vallau...
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Large Original Art Deco Ceramic Vase by Keith Murray, C.1930
By Keith Murray
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely shaped grey ceramic vase made by Wedgwood.
Designed by Keith Murray
Makers marks and facsimile signature on base
2 tiny hairline cracks to the rim.( shown in the images ) ...
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Spode Neo-classical Greek Pattern Blue Soup Plates- Set of Ten
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
Greek Revival Dining: Set of 10 Spode "Phliasian Horseman" Soup Plates
(c. 1806–1820)
A fine set of 10 early 19th-century blue and white transfer-printed pottery soup plates by Spo...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
