pontil

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pon·til

(pŏn′tĭl)

[French, possibly from Italian puntello, diminutive of punto, point, from Latin pūnctum, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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pontil

(ˈpɒntɪl)

(Ceramics) a less common word for punty

[C19: from French, apparently from Italian puntello; see punty]

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They're hand blown in lead glass with petal moulded flutes to the bottom half of the bowl and stand on domed feet with rough pontils beneath.

Both of these glasses are also hand blown from lead glass, the earlier one having a rough pontil, the later example having a ground pontil, as most glasses do by 1830.

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Ingles M, Anadon P (1991) Relationship of clay minerals to depositional environment in the non-marine Eocene Pontils Group, SE Ebro Basin (Spain).

Palygorskite-cemented crusts (palycretes) in Southern Portugal

Replacing it was the practice of firing pieces on individual tubular stands or firing pontils.

Si Satchanalai Celadons of the 14th-16th centuries: Glen R. Brown researches celadon glazes produced in Thailand centuries ago

The plate at the bottom of the stack invariably shows evidence inside the footring of having been fired on a ceramic pontil, or tubular support.

Thai stoneware of the 14th to 16th centuries: Glen R. Brown has researched 14-16th century stoneware production in Thailand

In the 1990s the Sunderland firm of Hartley Wood and Co began making new Victorian style dumps, but these can easily be distinguished from 19th century ones by the better quality of the glass, the lack of wear, and the fact that the pontil mark has been polished out.