Bisque porcelain is unglazed, white ceramic ware. A popular use for bisque porcelain was the manufacture of bisque dolls in the 19th century.
Capodimonte porcelain figure, c. 1790. Bisque porcelain or bisque is a type of unglazed, white porcelain, 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. Small figurines and other decorative pieces have often been made in bisque, as well as larger portrait busts and other sculptures; the appearance of bique is very similar to that of carved and smoothed marble, the traditional prestige material for sculpture in the West. Bisque Firing definition. Bisque-firing is the beginning kiln firing that involves clay sinters without any vitrifying. Even though bisque-firing is porous it will not break down in water. 1  A. 2  B. 3  C. 4  D Bisque. Bisque porcelain is unglazed, white ceramic ware. A popular use for bisque porcelain was the manufacture of bisque dolls in the 19th century. Bisque also refers to pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed. The porous nature of bisque earthenware means that it readily absorbs water, while vitreous ware and bone china are almost non-porous even without glazing. Definition: Bisque (noun) refers to ware which has been fired once and has no chemically bonded water left in the clay. Bisque is a true ceramic material, although the clay body has not yet reached maturity. To bisque (verb) is to fire the clay for the first time. Bisque fire (noun) is the first firing and is usually only to between cones 08 and 06 (1720 and 1835 degrees F or 945 and 1005 degrees C). 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. 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 bique is very similar to that of carved and smoothed marble, the traditional prestige material for sculpture in the West. Definition: Greenware (noun) is the term given to clay objects when they have been shaped but have not not yet been bisque fired, which converts them from clay to ceramic. Greenware may be in any of the stages of drying: wet, damp, soft leather-hard, leather-hard, stiff leather-hard, dry, and bone dry. Examples Noun. 1. bisque-a thick cream soup made from shellfish. soup-liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food. Translations. bisque 1. n. 1. a. A rich, creamy soup made from meat, fish, or shellfish. b. A thick cream soup made of pureed puréed. vegetables. 2 ice cream mixed with crushed macaroons or. nuts
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