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Kamarhati
(Encyclopedia)Kamarhati kämärhäˈtē [key], city (1991 pop. 266,625), West Bengal state, NE India. It is a suburb of Kolkata (Calcutta), with manufactures in textiles, rubber goods, cement, paint, pottery, and j...Andújar
(Encyclopedia)Andújar ändo͞oˈhär [key], city, Jaén prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Guadalquivir River. Its pottery and its water-cooling jars made of porous stone are famous....Monmouth, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Monmouth, city (1990 pop. 9,489), seat of Warren co., W Ill.; inc. 1852. Located in a farm area, it is a trade center with a packing plant. Manufactures include pottery, farm tools, and feed. Monmouth...Hita
(Encyclopedia)Hita hēˈtä [key], city, Oita prefecture, N central Kyushu, Japan, on the Chikugo River and...china marks
(Encyclopedia)china marks, potter's trademark or signature, incised in the plastic clay before firing or printed before glazing on the bottom of the piece to identify it as his product. The practice was adopted by ...Hammersmith and Fulham
(Encyclopedia)Hammersmith and Fulham, inner borough of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. It has various industries (such as wharves and pottery kilns) ...Grahamstown
(Encyclopedia)Grahamstown, city, now part and seat of Makana local municipality, Eastern Cape prov., SE South Africa. It manufactures pottery and is the commercial center for a rich agricultural region. Founded in ...New Philadelphia
(Encyclopedia)New Philadelphia, city (1990 pop. 15,698), seat of Tuscarawas co., E Ohio, on the Tuscarawas River, in a coal and clay area; founded 1804, inc. 1833. Foundry products, machinery, and pottery are made....Belagavi
(Encyclopedia)Belagavi, formerly Belgaum bĕlgoumˈ [key], city, Karnataka state, SE India. It is an educat...Cowansville
(Encyclopedia)Cowansville kouˈənzvĭlˌ [key], town, S Que., Canada, on the Yamaska River, SE of Montreal. It is a ...Browse by Subject
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