Decorative or artistic pottery, ceramics, or manufactured goods produced for aesthetic purposes rather than purely functional use.
From English 'art' (creative expression) + 'ware' (goods, merchandise). The term emerged in the 19th-20th centuries to describe decorative pottery and art ceramics.
Artware is a Victorian and Art Deco term—when middle-class people could finally afford decorative ceramics and colorful pottery for their homes, makers proudly called it 'art' rather than just 'stuff.'
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