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2. Earthenware - Wikipedia

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   Earthenware is glazed or unglazed nonvitreous pottery [2] that has normally been fired below 1,200 °C (2,190 °F). [3] Basic earthenware, often called terracotta , absorbs liquids such as water. However, earthenware can be made impervious to liquids by coating it with a ceramic glaze , and such a process is used for the great majority of ...

3. Biscuit (pottery) - Wikipedia

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   This can be a final product such as biscuit porcelain or unglazed earthenware (such as terracotta) or, most commonly, an intermediate stage in a glazed final product. Confusingly, "biscuit" may also be used as a term for pottery at a stage in its manufacture where it has not yet been fired or glazed, but has been dried so that it is no longer ...

4. Biscuit porcelain - Wikipedia

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   The term "biscuit" refers to any type of fired but unglazed pottery in the course of manufacture, but only in porcelain is biscuit or bisque a term for a final product. Unglazed earthenware as a final product is often called terracotta, and in stoneware equivalent unglazed wares (such as jasperware) are often called "dry-bodied". Many types of ...

5. Terracotta - Wikipedia

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   Unglazed terracotta is suitable for use below ground to carry pressurized water (an archaic use), for garden pots and irrigation or building decoration in many environments, and for oil containers, oil lamps, or ovens. Most other uses require the material to be glazed, such as tableware, sanitary piping, or building decorations built for ...

6. Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects - Wikipedia

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   Dust and grease may be held on the surface loosely by electrostatic forces or weak chemical bonds and are easily removed. Some deposits, such as calcium salts, can be strongly adhered to a ceramic surface, especially if the surface is unglazed. There are two main methods in which ceramics are cleaned and treated: mechanically and chemically.

7. How to Keep Your Jade Plant Thriving for Decades (Yes, Really)

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   The pot is just as important as the soil—opt for a container with excellent drainage holes and consider using an unglazed terracotta pot, which helps wick away excess moisture. Does a Jade Plant ...