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Originally, when an artist worked in "the crafts," it meant that he or she

Produced functional objects

We can trace the earliest distinction between the crafts and fine arts to

Joseph Wedgwood, who in 1759 began manufacturing both cheap earthenware table settings and handmade luxury items.

Objects formed out of clay and then hardened by firing are referred to as

ceramics

Most ceramic objects are created by

slab construction, coiling, or throwing

A particular Japanese ritual encourages the adherent to "leave the concerns of the daily world behind and enter a timeless world of ease, harmony, and mutual respect." Which of these ceramic pieces would be used in such a practice?

the Raku tea bowl

Which is the name of a traditional Japanese wood-firing kiln that was first used in the United States in 1976?

anagama

When and where was porcelain developed?

in seventh-century Chian

Stained glass was fist developed

in the 12th century, comissioned by Abbot Suger

What inspired Dale Chihuly in creating Mille Fiore?

Flowers and sea

Medieval tapestries such as The Hunt of the Unicorn, VII: The Unicorn in Captivity were made for palaces and huge mansions

To soften and warm the stone walls

All fiber arts evolved from

Weaving

The city of Chamba, India, is famous for its embroidered muslin textiles called

Rumals

What was the inspiration for Anni Albers’s design of her wall hanging shown in the text?

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s The Metamorphosis of Plants

Which artist created Backs in Landscape and also transformed the craft medium of fiber into a fine art?

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Which technique(s) was used in creating Tutankhamun Hunting Ostriches from His Chariot?

Repoussé and embossing

Which artist created a functional Saltcellar of gold and enamel depicting the gods Neptune and Tellus?

Benyenuto Cellini

The Bent-Corner Chest is carved from cedar, a wood that is native to which region and favored by Native American artists there?

The Northwest American coast