Before the ’60s, before innovative artist Peter Voulkos moved Abstract Expressionism from the canvas to the potter’s wheel, ceramics was just cups, bowls and plates. For centuries, the clay arts has ...

Vintage ceramic boxes with flower lids — first there was one, then 201. Like many collections, mine began by accident. On a family visit to Kansas City, my husband and I just happened to go down to ...

It may not seem that a single artifact recovered from a ship carrying more than 100,000 objects could dramatically alter scholars’ understanding of a historical period. But sometimes it can make a ...

Historically, traditional ceramics like porcelain, brick, and earthenware were primarily composed of clays and silicates and were used by early civilizations to create functional objects. Over time, ...

Ceramic box base with a Chinese inscription that mentions a place, Jianning Fu, which dates from AD 1162 to 1278. From the Java Sea Shipwreck. Gedi Jakovickas / Field Museum Among the more than 7,500 ...