A fired, unglazed brownish-red earthenware.
Red/orange fine clay formed into tiles which are cast onto precast panels. The appearance of terracotta can be reproduced in a reconstructed stone type concrete.
Terracotta is clay that has been baked at a high temperature to make it hard and waterproof. go back
fired (baked) clay, used for sculpture and architectural ornaments, often painted
a hard unglazed brownish-red eathenware, or the clay from which it is made
A ceramic material molded into masonry units.
Ornamental building material of unglazed, fired clay, brownish-red in colour; also used in statuary, pottery, etc.
Brownish earth clay, Terra- meaning earth, Cotta- meaning baked.
is a type of clay used for ceramics that usually is a light red-orange to brown color (like common flower pots,) and is fired at a medium-high temperature. It also refers to one of the colors of the resin castings in our limited editions because they are the same light red-orange color.
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From the Latin for earth+burnt. Terracotta is the traditional material for flowerpots and tiles and also describes their characteristic colour. Example 1
Fired clay tile, fired at lower temperatures than quarry tiles and are more porous and less regular in size and shape
Traditional Italian raw material used to produced unglazed red body tiles generally extruded and 1/2” thick or more. Surfaces may be rustic or smooth and waxed or lustre.
fired but unglazed clay, used mainly for floor and roof tiles. Can be fired in molds to produce a wide range of shapes. Usually red.
The term can be confusing because it's used to describe a red-ochre color and also a particular kind of low-fire clay. (Logically enough, since terracotta clay is often a terracotta color.) Terracotta cannot fire hot enough to be exceptionally durable, and it is usually water-permeable even after firing. These qualities suit terracotta's common usage as "pottery" planters or "Mexican" garden pots, but can lead to those same pots breaking down after several years of sun, frost, and rain.
Italian word for cooked earth. An earthenware, naturally reddish-brown but often glazed in various colors and fired. Used for pottery, sculpture, or as a building material or decoration.
Red earthenware, usually unglazed.
Hard baked tile of variable color and water absorption. Usually unglazed, this product requires a sealer to prevent staining. Used mainly on interior floors. Sometimes referred to as Cotto.