SlovenščinaCatalogue of Slovene clays

sample58Križevci · the Prlekija region

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Collected by Ljubica Zgonec Zorko

Handmade Ceramic Products – Križevci · the Prlekija region
Handmade Ceramic Products
Photo Ljubica Zgonec Zorko

Ljutomer, Križevci

In the Centre for Handicraft and Art Craft, it is possible to purchase clay and handmade ceramic products as well as replicas of old pottery products from the programme “Iz babičine kuhinje in dedkove kleti« ("From the grandmother's kitchen and grandfather's basement"). All products are made manually, mainly on a potter's wheel, using a traditional approach in technology and material. They are glazed with non-toxic glazes and fired at 1050 ° C. For more information, visit www.keramikacenter.com and www.facebook.com/zadruga.cduo / or contact zadruga.cduo@gmail.com.

Ljubica Zgonec Zorko

Sample 58 is clay from Križevci (the Prlekija region). The recommended firing temperature is 900–1100 °C. The beginning of sintering is at 1100–1250 °C. At 1100 °C shrinkage is 11 % and porosity 6 %.

Clay samples

  1. Sample 58 – 800 °C800 °C
  2. Sample 58 – 900 °C900 °C
  3. Sample 58 – 1000 °C1000 °C
  4. Sample 58 – 1100 °C1100 °C
  5. Sample 58 – 1200 °C1200 °C
  6. Sample 58 – 1300 °C1300 °C
segrevanjeheating uppriporočena temp. žganjarecommended firing temperatureszačetek sintranjathe beginning of sinteringmehčanjesofteningžganje/firing °C%%00224466881010121214141616181820202222suha glina/dry clay900 °C1000 °C1100 °C1200 °C1300 °C
  • segrevanje
    heating up
  • priporočena temp. žganja
    recommended firing temperatures
  • začetek sintranja
    the beginning of sintering
  • mehčanje
    softening
%048121620suhadry9001000110012001300°C
poroznost/porosity %skrčki/shrinkage %

Clay preparation for testing

  1. unprocessed clayunprocessed clay
  2. sifted and dried claysifted and dried clay
  3. 012341.00.20.05%grain size in mm
  4. 2 % = 1.0 mm2 % = 1.0 mm
  5. 1 % = 0.2 mm1 % = 0.2 mm
  6. 0.5 % = 0.05 mm0.5 % = 0.05 mm