Mason Color Ceramics

Mason color works is one of the oldest manufacturers of ceramic stains.

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. Ceramic stock and blended colors. When used as a glaze stain we generally recommend adding the stain at 5 8 dry weight to a dry base glaze. These pigments add vibrant color to building facades stove equipment exhaust.

Its composition may include any one or a combination of the modifiers al2o3 b2o3 cuo mno. When used under a glaze cover with a transparent or semi transparent glaze. Mason s reputation persists for the quality and uniformity of its colors. Mason color s high performance pigment technology for coatings provides the ultimate in heat resistance uv durability and chemical resistance.

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. 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. Washes made with commercial ceramic stains can be used both over and under many glazes. You can add mason stains to dry glaze recipes to produce color in an opaque or transparent base glaze.

For over 200 years mason cash has been making fine pottery for home cooks and bakers. Founded in 1842 mason color works became the first company in america to manufacture colors for the ceramics industry. Mason stains are colorants in frit form which renders them insoluble removes volatiles and allows for better control of final product. The base glaze should contain 12 15 calcium carbonate whiting and be fr.

Mason cash ceramic mixing bowls housewares. Mason stains are powdered pigments made of a combination of oxides and frits that create beautiful uniform rich colors. 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.