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What is the difference between pottery and stoneware?

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What is the difference between pottery and stoneware?
The difference between pottery and stoneware is that one is an example of the other. Pottery is the general term for items made out of clay, such as vases, bowls and decorative objects. Stoneware is one of the main types of pottery. It is made of thick clay and fired at high temperatures, giving finished pieces a textured surface reminiscent of natural stone. Generally, stoneware pieces are nonporous, so they can hold liquids well. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of stoneware and other pottery.
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Richard LE CORRONE at CIBOURE Large Stoneware Vase, Early 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Stoneware Vase by Richard Le Corrone, Ciboure Pottery, France, Early 1950s. Striking large stoneware vase by Richard Le Corrone, produced at the renowned Ciboure pottery on th...
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Vintage 1950s French Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

1960s Studio Pottery Side Table in Stoneware by Tyrone and Julie Larson USA
Located in Troy, MI
Studio pottery side table by Tyrone and Julie Larson USA circa 1960's Hand thrown glazed stoneware with conical pedestal base and round surface with concentric banding decoration in...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Heidi Fournier Cream Floral Ceramic Vase, 2000s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Contemporary Heidi Fournier vase with hand-painted floral decorations on shiny cream colored base. Signed by the artist. Denmark, 2010s.
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

David Eldreth Stoneware Crock Vessel Cobalt Blue Bird, Folk Art Pottery
Located in East Quogue, NY
Charming blue and gray vintage studio pottery crock made by noted American folk potter David Eldreth in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, dated 1996. This wheel-thrown stoneware vessel features a classic salt-glazed exterior and a hand-decorated cobalt blue...
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1990s American Folk Art Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

1920s Green Ceramic Vase, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique emerald green art nouveau vase by Upsala Ekeby. Soft shaped shiny green and black organically glazed ceramic vase with two handles. Stamped and numbered under base. Beautif...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Georgian Masons Ironstone Dinner Plate in the Mandarin Pattern, Ca 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good early Mason's Ironstone pottery dinner plate, well hand painted in the very decorative Mandarin pattern, produced by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordsh...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

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