Pottery is one of the oldest surving crafts. Earlier pots were used for cooking and storing water, and still in some places they are used for the same purpose. With time, pots have become objects of display for aesthetic enhancement with the help of glazing techniques. Pottery is a dying art that has to be revoked. Pottery is objects made of wet clay and then baked to harden them. This involves four steps. 1. Preparing the clay mixture 2. Shaping the clay 3. Decorating and glazing 4. Firing There are three major types of pottery. 1. Earthenware 2. Stoneware 3. Porcelain Each type is different from the other by its clay mixture and the temperature at which it is usually baked or fired. Earthenware is fired at a low temperature, which allows the use of colourful glaze. This type is not as strong as the other types; hence, they are open to cracks and chips easily. The major advantage of earthenware is ease of working. Stoneware is composed of a heavier mixture of clay and hence gives strength to the pots. This type of clay is fired at high temperatures to give a harder finish. Porcelain is the purest and most delicate type of pottery. It is formed from kaolin, which is fine white clay, mixed with controlled amounts of feldspar and flint, and then fired at a low temperature.