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'''Bisque porcelain''', '''biscuit porcelain''' or '''bisque''' is a type of unglazed, white [[porcelain]],<ref>“Kaiser Develops A Growing Niche.” ''Tableware International''. 23,No.7, pg.55-56. 1993.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Bisque-Porcelain-Figurine.html|title=How bisque porcelain figurine is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used, processing, parts, components, steps, product, industry, History, Raw Materials, Design|publisher=madehow.com}}</ref> with a matte appearance and texture to the touch. It has been widely used in European [[pottery]], mainly for objects that are not [[tableware]] and so do not need a [[Ceramic glaze|glaze]] for protection.
'''Bisque porcelain''', '''biscuit porcelain''' or '''bisque''' is a type of unglazed, white [[porcelain]],<ref>“Kaiser Develops A Growing Niche.” ''Tableware International''. 23,No.7, pg.55-56. 1993.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Bisque-Porcelain-Figurine.html|title=How bisque porcelain figurine is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used, processing, parts, components, steps, product, industry, History, Raw Materials, Design|publisher=madehow.com}}</ref> with a matte appearance and texture to the touch. It has been widely used in European [[pottery]], mainly for objects that are not [[tableware]] and so do not need a [[Ceramic glaze|glaze]] for protection.


The term "[[Biscuit (pottery)|biscuit]]" refers to any type of fired but unglazed pottery in the course of manufacture, but only in porcelain is it a term for a final product (unglazed [[earthenware]] as a final product often being called [[terracotta]]. Many types of pottery have a glaze applied, and a further firing, after the biscuit stage.
The term "[[Biscuit (pottery)|biscuit]]" refers to any type of fired but unglazed pottery in the course of manufacture, but only in porcelain is it a term for a final product (unglazed [[earthenware]] as a final product often being called [[terracotta]]). Many types of pottery have a glaze applied at the biscuit stage, and a further firing.


Small figurines and other decorative pieces have often been made in bisque, as well as larger portrait busts and other sculptures; the appearance of bisque is very similar to that of carved and smoothed [[marble]], the traditional prestige material for sculpture in the West. A popular use for bisque porcelain was the manufacture of [[bisque doll]]s in the 19th century, where the bisque was typically tinted or painted in flesh tones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.germany-tourism.de/pdf/Travel_Tipps_Spezial_engl.pdf|format=PDf|title=Tourism in Germany – travel, breaks, holidays|author=Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V.|date=7 August 2014|publisher=}}</ref> [[Parian ware]] is a 19th-century type of bisque.
Small figurines and other decorative pieces have often been made in bisque, as well as larger portrait busts and other sculptures; the appearance of bisque is very similar to that of carved and smoothed [[marble]], the traditional prestige material for sculpture in the West. A popular use for bisque porcelain was the manufacture of [[bisque doll]]s in the 19th century, where the bisque was typically tinted or painted in flesh tones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.germany-tourism.de/pdf/Travel_Tipps_Spezial_engl.pdf|format=PDf|title=Tourism in Germany – travel, breaks, holidays|author=Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V.|date=7 August 2014|publisher=}}</ref> [[Parian ware]] is a 19th-century type of bisque.

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Bisque bust of 1883, representing the young John the Baptist
Capodimonte porcelain figure, c. 1790

Bisque porcelain, biscuit porcelain or bisque is a type of unglazed, white porcelain,[1][2] with a matte appearance and texture to the touch. It has been widely used in European pottery, mainly for objects that are not tableware and so do not need a glaze for protection.

The term "biscuit" refers to any type of fired but unglazed pottery in the course of manufacture, but only in porcelain is it a term for a final product (unglazed earthenware as a final product often being called terracotta). Many types of pottery have a glaze applied at the biscuit stage, and a further firing.

Small figurines and other decorative pieces have often been made in bisque, as well as larger portrait busts and other sculptures; the appearance of bisque is very similar to that of carved and smoothed marble, the traditional prestige material for sculpture in the West. A popular use for bisque porcelain was the manufacture of bisque dolls in the 19th century, where the bisque was typically tinted or painted in flesh tones.[3] Parian ware is a 19th-century type of bisque.

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References

  1. ^ “Kaiser Develops A Growing Niche.” Tableware International. 23,No.7, pg.55-56. 1993.
  2. ^ "How bisque porcelain figurine is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used, processing, parts, components, steps, product, industry, History, Raw Materials, Design". madehow.com.
  3. ^ Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. (7 August 2014). "Tourism in Germany – travel, breaks, holidays" (PDf).