In ceramics, a stilt is a small support used while firing glazed ware, placed to keep melting glaze from fusing separate pieces to each other or to the kiln itself, and is itself a form of kiln furniture. Some potters avoid needing stilts altogether by leaving the bottom of a piece unglazed, a practice known as dry footing; stilts found at archaeological sites, sometimes called pernettes there, can be used alongside other kiln furniture such as saggars to help support a case for local ceramic production.
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Introduced When (Circa)Refers specifically to the tripod stilt subtype, general stilt origin not dated in source. OriginRefers specifically to the tripod stilt subtype, general stilt origin not dated in source. Connections
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Source Stilt (ceramics) (Wikipedia)Article textQuote, Article text
The tripod stilt, which has three legs with a raised point on each end, appears to have been developed in China at least as far back as the third century AD.
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1. Stilt (ceramics) (Wikipedia)
Body text, tripod stilt origin sentence (date clause)
at least as far back as the third century AD
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developed in China
In Group: Kilns and Kiln Furniture, Article text
Stilts are a form of kiln furniture.
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Dictionary.comUsed In: Pottery, Definition entry, Ceramics senseQuote, Used In: Pottery, Definition entry, Ceramics sense
a three-armed support for an object being fired
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