The practical book of early American arts and crafts . P3OGWQ S AH O S = •». Sffl „ - H ~W .S CO H > Z C3B3 P E « N H S O g woz |- •< <d « M 2 a S ti ^ m 3 w ?! a 5^S ^S2 o k o EARLY MEXICAN MAIOLICA AND GLASS 21 pieces are due to the amoTint of firing and not to tlievarying proportions of the clay ingredients. After thevarious pieces were shaped and allowed to dry theywere put in the first kiln. When taken out of the kilnthey were dipped in a liquid glaze or enamel and thenallowed to dry. The decorations were next painted onin vitrifiable colours made from metallic oxides, and thepie
The practical book of early American arts and crafts . P3OGWQ S AH O S = •». Sffl „ - H ~W .S CO H > Z C3B3 P E « N H S O g woz |- •< <d « M 2 a S ti ^ m 3 w ?! a 5^S ^S2 o k o EARLY MEXICAN MAIOLICA AND GLASS 21 pieces are due to the amoTint of firing and not to tlievarying proportions of the clay ingredients. After thevarious pieces were shaped and allowed to dry theywere put in the first kiln. When taken out of the kilnthey were dipped in a liquid glaze or enamel and thenallowed to dry. The decorations were next painted onin vitrifiable colours made from metallic oxides, and thepieces were then subjected to a second firing, duringwhich the colours became incorporated with the glazeand took on the appearance of underglaze glaze for the finer ware was made of twenty-fiveparts of lead to six of tin; the glaze for the common andyellow ware had twenty-five parts of lead to two of lead and tin oxides were carefully baked, ground,and mixed together, and water and fine sand were little molas
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