Mason Color Ceramics

Washes made with commercial ceramic stains can be used both over and under many glazes.

Mason color ceramics.

Mason color s offers ceramic stain colors in common names and we can also custom blend a color to match your needs. Mason color works is one of the oldest manufacturers of ceramic stains. When used as a glaze stain we generally recommend adding the stain at 5 8 dry weight to a dry base glaze. Its composition may include any one or a combination of the modifiers al2o3 b2o3 cuo mno.

For over 200 years mason cash has been making fine pottery for home cooks and bakers. Mason s reputation persists for the quality and uniformity of its colors. Mason color works has been manufacturing high temperature inorganic pigments coatings ceramic stains and investment castings since 1842. Mason cash ceramic mixing bowls housewares.

Iron cobalt chromite black spinel an inorganic pigment is a reaction product of high temperature calcination in which iron ii oxide cobalt ii oxide iron iii oxide and chromium iii oxide in varying amounts are homogeneously and ionically interdiffused to form a crystalline matrix of spinel. These pigments add vibrant color to building facades stove equipment exhaust. Mason color s high performance pigment technology for coatings provides the ultimate in heat resistance uv durability and chemical resistance. Mason stains are colorants in frit form which renders them insoluble removes volatiles and allows for better control of final product.

Mason color works recommends mixing 85 stain and 15 ferro frit 3124 as a starting point but many potters us a 50 stain and 50 frit ratio with good success. Founded in 1842 mason color works became the first company in america to manufacture colors for the ceramics industry. Ceramic stock and blended colors. Mason stains are powdered pigments made of a combination of oxides and frits that create beautiful uniform rich colors.

Mason color can be used as a body stain glaze or slip colorant or may be brushed on with water for decoration. The base glaze should contain 12 15 calcium carbonate whiting and be fr. The pottery originates from the derbyshire county in england where natural deposits of clay and coal were abundant and facilitated the cane colored earthenware for which mason cash is known.