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Swinton
(Encyclopedia)Swinton, town (1991 pop. 44,416), Salford metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. The town has cotton mills and factories for pottery, chemicals, and storage ba...Morton
(Encyclopedia)Morton, village (1990 pop. 13,799), Tazewell co., central Ill., in a grain-farming and livestock area; inc. 1877. Food is canned, and tractor parts, washing machines, and pottery are manufactured. ...lusterware
(Encyclopedia)lusterware, kind of pottery with an overglaze finish containing copper and silver or other materials that give the effect of iridescence. The process may have been invented and was certainly first pop...vase
(Encyclopedia)vase, vessel of pottery, glass, metal, stone, wood, or synthetic material. The pottery vase was anciently employed as a container for water (a hydria), wine and other products (an amphora), or oil (a ...jasper ware
(Encyclopedia)jasper ware, kind of Wedgwood pottery in green, blue, lilac, and other colors, with characteristic Greek reliefs and designs. ...Belleek ware
(Encyclopedia)Belleek ware bəlēkˈ [key], pottery with a highly lustrous and often iridescent glaze. It is made at Belleek, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. ...Cowansville
(Encyclopedia)Cowansville kouˈənzvĭlˌ [key], town, S Que., Canada, on the Yamaska River, SE of Montreal. It is a ...Manhattan Beach
(Encyclopedia)Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce tran...Komaki
(Encyclopedia)Komaki kōmäˈkē [key], city (1990 pop. 124,441), Aichi prefecture, Honshu, Japan, on the Nobi Plain. A suburb of Nagoya, it has industries that produce pottery, rubber, machines, and fibers. ...Hódmezővásárhely
(Encyclopedia)Hódmezővásárhely hôdˈmĕzöväˌshärhā [key], city (1991 est. pop. 51,180), SE Hungary, near the Tisza River. An agricultural center, it also produces machinery, textiles, and pottery. The cit...Browse by Subject
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