fireclay

The fireclay kitchen sink features an embossed apron front and bridge faucet, in keeping with the home’s history.

So can fireclay, which is a material in the Moen line, so Baranuk says to take special care with heavy pots and pans.

With the wet fireclay on the edge of a firebrick, the mason then presses it against another brick, which creates a fireproof bond.

It’s an accurate term for sinks made of cast iron or fireclay topped by a porcelain-enamel glaze, as well as for sinks molded from a variety of composite materials.

People who have those magnificent one-piece solid fireclay bathtubs from this period are in the same fix.