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Lexique
  • Barbotine : the suspension of high-density clay particles to obtain a liquid mass which then fills the moulds – this method is used for the more complicated pieces.
  • Biscuit : porous pottery after the first firing, and before the glazing and decorating stages.
  • Ceramic : general term used to describe objects made of terracotta (stoneware, faience, porcelain)
  • Engobe : coloured clay of various shades, depending on the iron oxide content, used for decorating the pottery.
  • Slip-Casting : manual shaping of the pieces, using the fingers to cast into a plaster mould.
  • Faience : porous, soft clay, glazed to render it waterproof.
  • Fine Faience : waterproof, hard clay covered in a simple transparent glaze.
  • Big Kiln : firing at around 1000° of pieces painted on raw enamel.
  • Stoneware : terracotta glazed at extremely high temperatures (1200° to 1300°).
  • Stencil : tracing paper pierced with needle holes around the contours of a model. The use of a small pouch containing charcoal allows the pattern to be transferred onto the glazed piece.
  • Pottery : an object of stoneware or terracotta.
  • Porcelain : very fine ceramic made from kaolin, or china clay, glazed by a firing at extremely high temperatures (1400°).