as in ceramics
articles made of baked clay
we picked up some ceramic vases in a pottery store
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In Red Wing, Minnesota, those who didn’t check out the National Eagle Center went to pottery presentations or a cidery and winery.
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Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
Three thousand years ago, the Ho-Chunk were carving in a world before agriculture and pottery.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Pueblo artists sell their handiwork daily in the courtyard, and the center’s gift shop displays authentic Pueblo jewelry, pottery, clothing and textiles, fetishes, and more.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Like those mudskippers, also known as mudlarks, who scour riverbanks for artifacts from London’s past—Roman pottery, Victorian silverware—everyday citizens report dugout sightings across Wisconsin.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
Three thousand years ago, the Ho-Chunk were carving in a world before agriculture and pottery.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Pueblo artists sell their handiwork daily in the courtyard, and the center’s gift shop displays authentic Pueblo jewelry, pottery, clothing and textiles, fetishes, and more.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Like those mudskippers, also known as mudlarks, who scour riverbanks for artifacts from London’s past—Roman pottery, Victorian silverware—everyday citizens report dugout sightings across Wisconsin.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Pottery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pottery. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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