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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10266998, member: 2844"]I don't know how strict the terminology is in the US, but the German word Stein refers to Steinzeug, stoneware.</p><p>As you said, this jug is faience, a type of pottery, so fired at a lower temperature than stoneware.</p><p>It is a charming folk piece, and an elegant shape.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10266998, member: 2844"]I don't know how strict the terminology is in the US, but the German word Stein refers to Steinzeug, stoneware. As you said, this jug is faience, a type of pottery, so fired at a lower temperature than stoneware. It is a charming folk piece, and an elegant shape.[/QUOTE]
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