a term loosely applied to all objects (wares) made of fired clay It includes factory-produced dinnerware as well as artistically reinterpreted industrial forms, sculpture, and hand-produced utilitarian/functional ware As its root "pot" suggests, it is mainly applied to containers/vessels
Objects, and especially vessels, which are made from fired clay It represents the various articles made of fired clay
Can be used as a generic term the same as ceramics Then referring to a specific ware, pottery refers to a very durable form of clayware made of crude clay and fired at comparatively low temperature It lends itself best to colourful, informal decoration and simple shapes
All pottery is simply made from fired clay - but with the addition of temper to make the fabric more resistant to heat shock as well as stronger For unglazed pottery a high enough temperature may be reached in a bonfire, but a kiln will decrease breakage due to uneven firing and also allow control of colour by restricting the amount of oxygen reaching the pottery
You can use pottery to refer to the hard clay that some pots, dishes, and other objects are made of. Some bowls were made of pottery and wood
or Steingut - a rather imprecise term for a usually light-colored porous ceramic with a hardness dependent upon the temperature of the firing, from 960°C (1800°F) to 1300°C (2350°F); generally used to include all tan-colored ceramic materials