Biscuit porcelain
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, and a further firing, after the biscuit stage.
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
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- ^ "How bisque porcelain figurine is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used, processing, parts, components, steps, product, industry, History, Raw Materials, Design". madehow.com.
- ^ Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. (7 August 2014). "Tourism in Germany – travel, breaks, holidays" (PDf).
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