@article {min14030324,
	title = {Characterization of Tableware from F{\'a}brica de Loi{\c c}a de Sacav{\'e}m{\textemdash}Linking Analytical and Documental Research},
	journal = {Minerals},
	volume = {14},
	number = {3},
	year = {2024},
	note = {n/a},
	abstract = {<p>F{\'a}brica de Loi{\c c}a de Sacav{\'e}m (ca. 1858{\textendash}1994) was among the first to produce white earthenware in Portugal, becoming one of the country{\textquoteright}s leading ceramic manufacturers during the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Research on white earthenware has accompanied the growing interest in post-industrial archaeology but is still poorly explored compared to more ancient ceramic productions. This study focused on the ceramic body, glazes, and colourants of tableware produced by F{\'a}brica de Loi{\c c}a de Sacav{\'e}m during the first 50 years of its activity (1859{\textendash}1910). A multi-analytical approach was selected to investigate the chemical and mineralogical composition of the ceramic body, glaze, and pigments using optical microscopy, variable-pressure scanning electron microscope energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (VP-SEM-EDS), μ-Raman spectroscopy, μ-X-ray Diffraction (μ-XRD), and reflectance spectroscopy (hyperspectral image analysis). The studied tableware was produced with a Ca-poor siliceous{\textendash}aluminous white earthenware ceramic body covered with transparent alkali lead or lead borosilicate glaze, and most colourants were complex Cr-based pigments. These results are in agreement with the little documental evidence from this period found in the manufacturer{\textquoteright}s archives.</p>
},
	issn = {2075-163X},
	doi = {10.3390/min14030324},
	url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/14/3/324},
	author = {Coutinho, Mathilda L and Veiga, Jo{\~a}o Pedro and Ruivo, Andreia and da Silva, Teresa Pereira and Bottura-Scardina, Silvia and Lima, Maria Margarida R. A. and Pereira, Carlos and Dias, Ana Carvalho and Dias, Luis and Vandenabeele, Peter and Roseiro, Jos{\'e} C.}
}
