Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Glaze
A ceramic coating, usually thin, glossy, and glasslike, formed on the surface of pottery, earthenware, etc.
Not to be confused with glazing (glasswork) or glazed bricks.
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: fireplace tile
- Terra cotta tile: Ansonia Building
- Glazed bricks on fireplace surround - Germain House
- Floor tiles and fireplace ssuround: David Wallace House
- Glazed tiles from Queen Anne style fireplaces
