Home > Industry/Domain > Arts & crafts > Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

Contributors in Ceramics

Ceramics

Impressed

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A design stamped into the leatherhard clay using a die or tool

Vapour glazing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Any glaze process where the glaze results from vapour deposited within the kiln - includes salt-glazing, soda-glazing, and fuming.

Impressing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Decorating technique where textured or patterned material or object is pressed into clay surface.

Underglaze pencils

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Underglaze pigments in pencil form, excellent for marking wares and test-tiles, and for "pencil-drawn" decorative effects.

Hydrometer

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Laboratory device for measuring specific gravity in slips and glazes. Does not give absolute measurement, and should be used only for comparing and reproducing results. Must be an appropriate glaze ...

Hot pressing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 Densification of a ceramic by simultaneous application of heat and pressure.

Underglaze decoration

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Process of applying any decoration to the bare, (usually bisque-fired) clay surface directly before glazing.

Featured blossaries

Best TV Manufacturers

Category: Technology   1 10 Terms

Eastern Christian Ranks

Category: Religion   2 20 Terms