page_title: Fritware
hierarchical_section_title: Fritware
caption_attribution_description: English: Dish with cypress tree decorations, Iznik, Turkey עברית: מוזיאון גולבנקיאן, ליסבון עברית: כלי חרס מתורכיה, עיטורי עץ ברוש, איזניק, המחצית השנייה של המאה ה-16
context_page_description: Fritware, also known as stone-paste, is a type of pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature. The mixture may include quartz or other siliceous material. An organic compound such as gum or glue may be added for binding. The resulting mixture can be fired at a lower temperature than clay alone. A glaze is then applied on the surface to harden the object.
  Fritware was invented to give a strong white body, which, combined with tin-glazing of the surface, allowed it to approximate the result of Chinese porcelain. True porcelain was not manufactured in the Islamic world until modern times, and most fine Islamic pottery was made of fritware. Frit was also a significant component in some early European porcelains.
context_section_description: Fritware, also known as stone-paste, is a type of pottery in which frit (ground glass) is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature.  The mixture may include quartz or other siliceous material. An organic compound such as gum or glue may be added for binding.  The resulting mixture can be fired at a lower temperature than clay alone. A glaze is then applied on the surface to harden the object.
  Fritware was invented to give a strong white body, which, combined with tin-glazing of the surface, allowed it to approximate the result of Chinese porcelain.  True porcelain was not manufactured in the Islamic world until modern times, and most fine Islamic pottery was made of fritware.  Frit was also a significant component in some early European porcelains.
caption: İznik pottery, an example of fritware
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