Faience - what is it? What distinguishes porcelain from earthenware?

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Humanity since ancient times used for the manufacture of faience plates and cups. And in the modern world ceramic ware is considered to be almost indispensable. Although the style of products, technology of their production are constantly changing, but the material itself remains unchanged. What is earthenware and what features it has – try to understand in this article.

What is pottery

Pottery – the material from which made dishes, furnishings, architectural elements, etc. It is characterized by brittleness, density and small porosity. The name of this material comes from the Italian city of Faenza, which is famous for manufacturing of ceramic products.

Pottery is mainly used for the production of tableware and various ceramic gifts. Figurines of this type differ from the porcelain of the brightness and saturation of colors and look very fabulous. As for tableware, kitchenware of porcelain usually made of simple shapes and looks usually. It is perfect for everyday meals with simple table setting.

what distinguishes porcelain from earthenware

Varieties of faience

Depending on the composition and amount of impurities there are several types of earthenware:

  1. Lime faience – in addition to quartz and white clay composed of chalk and dolomite. Thanks to these additives, the samples are much easier and faster.
  2. Soft pottery-traditional composition are added to different marshes – substances which, in thermal processing to form a fusible compound.
  3. Feldspatic faience – it contains a certain amount of feldspars (rock-forming minerals).
  4. Solid earthenware – is the most durable material. These products feature high mechanical characteristics. Scorched solid earthenware is at a very high temperature.

Pottery

Humanity has come to know, what is faience, another 4 thousand years BC the first ceramic was a little different from those produced in our day. In Mesopotamia and Egypt, faience is made from quartz pebbles with impurities of soda, limestone, copper and iron ore.

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Much later pottery appeared in the Old world. At first it was released under the name of majolica in some cities of Italy. Then the porcelain products of high quality produced in France, in Saint-Porsche.

In Russia, the pottery became famous in the XVIII century. Worked in Moscow, the whole factory for the production of ceramic products. Crockery dispersed among the population at a faster pace and enjoyed incredible popularity. Products of different factories differed. So, the master of the manufactory Grebenshchikov colored dishes on wet enamel. Faience Partnership Kuznetsova differed colored glaze coating, three-dimensional reliefs or printed pictures. Factory Gzhel items produced mostly in blue and gold painted.

Konakovsky faience

Konakovsky faience

The Great development in the manufacture of earthenware products made of M. S. Kuznetsov, who bought in 1870 porcelain factory in the town of Konakovo. He produced mainly porcelain tableware with hand-painted or printed images. After about 20 years of blacksmiths started to produce the kitchenware of pollutans, porcelain and ceramics. Since the mid 20-ies of XX century the plant began to attract the best artists and masters of painting to create beautiful drawings on the dishes and the creation of animal sculptures. Their works demand that, in turn, contributed to the expansion of production.

Over time, the artists were able to create a certain style of their products: organic in the form of faience objects played cheerful colorful paintings and floating glaze. Konakovskiy faience exported to many countries. Some products are safely preserved to the present day.

Semikarakorskaya ceramics

what is faience

Semikarakorsk faience – bright artistic phenomenon of the don land. Rostov oblast was engaged in the production of ceramics since ancient times. Many archaeological finds testify to the existence of artisanal pottery workshops in Semikarakorsk from pre-Christian times.

Artistic style of Semikarakorsk faience features the original painting, bouquet-floral ornaments, natural scenes, historical reasons. The master in his drawings managed to convey the beauty and power of their region, the don tradition, the spirit of the Cossacks.

Due to the high level of artistic skill Semikarakorsk faience throughout the world consider works of art.

Types of earthenware products

Nowadays, almost everywhere is used faience. This is due not only to its low cost, but also ease of manufacture of such products. Most of the pottery produced ware: bowls, plates under appetizers and for main dishes, deep bowls, seledochnitsy, stands for bread and pastry, gravy boats, vases and soup tureens, cups for hot drink, milk jugs, mugs, salt shakers and sugar bowls. Often in our days in the shops you can see a large assortment of architectural elements of faience, tiles, toilets. These decorative items are evidence of good taste of the owner, butand about his financial well-being.

How to make porcelain dishes

To create earthenware must use two components: quartz and refractory white clay. The process of making ceramic products begins with the treatment of the latter. So, spend some time burning a clay mass at a temperature of 1050 ºC, while that she should change the color. Then at a temperature of 950 ºC to apply a coloured or transparent glaze. At the final stage is re-firing. The result of such exposure faience mass remains porous and is suitable for decorating pictures. If faience annealing at low temperatures, it will be better to save the intense underglaze colors.

Thus, the material undergoes many stages of processing, until the turn finished earthenware. Photos of the manufacturing process of the plates illustrates the subtlety of this process.

faience is a

Porcelain plumbing

In recent years, more and more popular sanitary ware of faience. Its production is on a different technology than the manufacture of tableware or figurines. To create a high-strength material is coated with a special glaze. With proper and careful operation of earthenware plumbing is able to last for long enough, it will look the same as at the time of purchase.

Semikarakorsk faience

How to distinguish pottery from porcelain

Many people do not know the difference between porcelain from earthenware, and are often confused, although between them there is a difference. Porcelain wares are characterized by a low degree of whiteness, a greater wall thickness and lower strength. The finished items are characterized by smooth forms. Crockery, compared with China unable long to retain heat. In addition, such products do not withstand high temperatures. If the dishes are to be washed in hot water, it can crack. Therefore, in many cases more practical to use Cutlery from porcelain.

In Order to understand what distinguishes porcelain from earthenware, it is possible to make a comparison of products from these materials. The first and major difference – the sonority of the subject. Need to lightly tap edge of a plate. Porcelain emits a long and distinct rumble. At the same time, the faience bell a dull sound.

articles of pottery

To determine the pottery possible and by their appearance. The ware from this pottery does not transmit light. This is because the product is fired at a relatively low temperature. A significant difference is the smooth bottom surface of the dish. Sometimes you see small depressions, which were formed upon firing. For comparison, the bottom of the porcelain is always rough.

The Owners of the pottery should be more frugal to treat her and monitor her condition. If cracks to use such products is not desirable because bacteria penetrate into the pores of the earthenware and can provoke the development of various diseases.

How to care for pottery

As with any cookware, porcelain products require some care. Considering all the properties of this material, it is very important to adhere to the rules of operation to extend the service life of porcelain.

The main rule – to wash the articles of faience only in warm water, and rinse in cold. In the case of hot water on the dishes are small cracks, and broken the structure of the material.

dinnerware earthenware

Detergents, particularly powders, it is better not to use. To lighten darkened pottery, you can apply a solution of baking soda or salt with vinegar in a 1:1 ratio. Especially carefully it should take care products with gold. The fact that the drawings, which are decorated with faience, glazed. So after multiple cleanings remain intact. As for gold – it is applied on the glaze and will wear off from regular use. So the place is decorated with gold paint, do not scrub, use a soft cloth or sponge. Remove stains from earthenware products it is possible with a cloth soaked in a small amount of ammonia.

Despite the advantages of China, people still continue to buy some pottery. It stimulates ceramic manufacturers to produce new products for various purposes.


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