12024-02-15T12:06:48-08:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5444042plain2024-02-19T07:20:59-08:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5This ewer was made using earthenware clay at very high temperatures. The earliest blast heat furnaces were made during the 15th century in Europe and had traveled to Southeast Asia by this object's time of creation. These furnaces could reach up to 2,800 degrees fahrenheit. During this time period, they were made of natural materials due to the lack of synthetic materials that were developed during the Industrial Revolution. This ewer would have been decorated and glazed before firing.
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1media/1998.1.jpg2024-02-15T11:40:16-08:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5Ewer in the Form of a ParrotErica Belden14plain2024-02-22T12:01:02-08:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5