Austria · Ceramic arts; Earthenware; Upper Austrian heritage
Gmundner Keramik — Grüngeflammte Keramik
The Gmundner Keramik tradition — the making of the distinctive green-flamed earthenware of the Salzkammergut town of Gmunden, whose characteristic irregular green flame decoration on a cream ground has been the defining Austrian folk ceramic since the 15th century and is the oldest continuously operating pottery in Austria. The Gmundner decorator reads the correct green slip consistency for the flame brushstroke through a brush-load-and-lift assessment — loading the flat brush with green oxide slip and lifting it from the mixing dish to read the specific hanging weight and bristle loading that indicates the correct slip viscosity for the characteristic Gmundner flame stroke.
Risk level: Stable · Not listed; Gmundner Keramik on the Austrian national heritage inventory
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