Ceramics

From A for Accouchement bowl (a covered bowl having attached on one side of the interior a pierced semi-circular well used to strain soup and collect the solids while the broth passed into the bowl; similar to broth- bowls or posset-bowls to Z for Zwiebelmuster (German) meaning onion pattern; decorative underglaze blue pattern of asters, peopnies and stylized peaches which have been mistaken for onions, this dictionary has 3,054 entries relating to wares, materials, process styles, patterns and shapes throughout history.

Clear and concise line drawings and silhouettes, as well as photographs to illustrate forms.