Hi Mary,
There seems to be some disagreement on this point. For example,
Waselkov and Walthall consistently use the term tin-glazed to describe
the French version of these wares--faience. However, others prefer the
term tin-enameled, noting that the opaque, vitreous surface coating on
these wares is more accurately described as an enamel rather than a
glaze. Thus, George Avery(editor of the aforementioned volume on French
colonial ceramics) and others working on these ware types down here,
prefer the descriptor "tin-enameled" over tin-glazed. For example, a
recent MA thesis here at LSU by Jason Emery (2004:41) explicitly notes
that "the descriptor tin enamel, rather than glaze, more accurately
describes the opaque coating, distinguishing it from a transparent or
translucent glaze." I tend to use the two terms interchangeably, but
would welcome the opinion of ceramicists as to which term is more
technically accurate.
Best,
Rob
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Southeast Regional Archaeologist
Museum of Natural Science
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Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary
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Subject: Re: Looking for books on French faience
Hey, these are not enameled wares. Tin-glazed.
MCB
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Rob Mann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Marybeth,
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> You should definitely take a look at George Avery's recent edited
> volume, "French Colonial Pottery: An International Conference,"
> Northwestern State University of Louisiana Press, Natchitoches,
> Louisiana. It contains several articles that are pertinent to the
> occurrence of faience (as well as other tin-enameled wares) in Texas.
> It also has high quality color images of many of the types you are
> likely to come across archaeologically.
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>
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> Best,
>
> Rob Mann
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> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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> Rob Mann, Ph.D.
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> Southeast Regional Archaeologist
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> Museum of Natural Science
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> 119 Foster Hall
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> Louisiana State University
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> Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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> 225.578.6739
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> [log in to unmask]
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Marybeth Tomka
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 7:53 AM
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> Subject: Looking for books on French faience
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> Hey Folks,
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> I am a lurker on this list, but need some assistance. I am looking
for
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> references on Faience that would occur in the Texas area during the
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> colonial and Texas Revolution periods. Any help appreciated.
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> Marybeth
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> Marybeth S.F. Tomka, M.A.
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