The term ceramic covers the following main categories:
- tin-glazed earthenware (also referred to as Delft, Majolica or Faience)
- fine earthenware (including Creamware and Pearlware)
- Common pottery and Terracotta
- Raku
- Stoneware incl. Salt-Glazed Stoneware
- Bone China
- Soft-paste Porcelain
- Hard-paste Porcelain
- “China” an everyday term used for any type of ceramic table ware.
Descriptive terms may include a design era, an established producer, or various other terms for clay bodies and wares, for example:
- Cream Ware and Pearl Ware
- Lustre Ware
- Parian Ware
- Celadon
- Famille rose
- Famille vert
- Satsuma
- Imari
- Kakiemon
- European, Oriental, Middle Eastern,
RELATED MATERIALS:
- Marble
- Alabaster
- Ivory
- Mother of Pearl
- Semi-precious stones such as Onyx, Jade and Agates
- Enamel
- Plaster casts
- Resin casts
EXAMPLES OF FACTORIES / DESIGNERS:
- Wedgwood
- Royal Worcester
- Royal Doulton
- Coalport
- Crown Derby
- Spode
- Minton
- Staffordshire
- Belleek
- Beswick
- Moorcroft
- Carlton Ware
- Clarice Cliffe
- Della Robbia
- Dresden
- Meissen
- Volkstedt
- Sèvres
- Limoges
- Capodimonte
- Vienna
- LLadro
- Nao
- Royal Copenhagen
- Hummel
EXAMPLES OF STUDIO POTTERY:
- Lucy Rie
- Hans Coper
- Leach (Bernard, David, John)
- Michael Cardew
- Allan Caiger-Smith
- Gabriele Koch
- Rupert Spira
- Michael Casson
EXAMPLES OF OBJECTS:
- Table ware e.g. tea pots, cups, plates (for decorative use only)
- Decorative ware e.g. vases, jugs, bowls, chargers, candle sticks and candelabras figurines, animal figures and abstract sculptures.