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[[File:Manifattura di napoli, statuette in biscuit, 1790 ca., 09.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Capodimonte porcelain]] figure, c. 1790]]
'''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 sculptural and decorative 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 at the biscuit stage, and a further firing.
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