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Biscuit porcelain, bisque porcelain or bisque is unglazed, white porcelain treated as a final product, [1] [2] with a matte appearance and texture to the touch. It has been widely used in European pottery , mainly for sculptural and decorative objects that are not tableware and so do not need a glaze for protection.
A bisque porcelain bust. Biscuit [1] [2] [3] [4] (also known as bisque) refers to any pottery that has been fired in a kiln without a ceramic glaze.This can be a ...
Earthenware comprises "most building bricks, nearly all European pottery up to the seventeenth century, most of the wares of Egypt, Persia and the near East; Greek, Roman and Mediterranean, and some of the Chinese; and the fine earthenware which forms the greater part of our tableware today" ("today" being 1962). [4]
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[citation needed] The major area of U.S. household ceramics production was in the Los Angeles basin. [citation needed] Around Los Angeles there were over 300 producers of figurines. Next in size was the Trenton area, followed by East Liverpool, and a few in the middle west, such as Ceramic Arts Studio, Red Wing Pottery and Haeger Potteries. [3]
Pewabic Pottery is a ceramic studio and school in Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1903, the studio is known for its iridescent glazes , some of which grace notable buildings such as the Shedd Aquarium and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception .
Studio pottery includes functional wares such as tableware and cookware, and non-functional wares such as sculpture, with vases and bowls covering the middle ground, often being used only for display. Studio potters can be referred to as ceramic artists, ceramists, ceramicists or as an artist who uses clay as a medium.
A studio potter is one who is a modern artist or artisan, who either works alone or in a small group, producing unique items of pottery in small quantities, typically with all stages of manufacture carried out by themselves. [1] Studio pottery includes functional wares such as tableware, cookware and non-functional wares such as sculpture ...