Bisque (pottery)

Bisque of soft-paste porcelain, Vincennes manufactory, 1754-1755.

Bisque porcelain is unglazed, white ceramic ware.[1][2] A popular use for bisque porcelain was the manufacture of bisque dolls in the 19th century.[3]

The related term, biscuit,[4][5][6][7][8][9] refers to pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed. The porous nature of biscuit earthenware means that it readily absorbs water, while vitreous ware and bone china are almost non-porous even without glazing.[10] The temperature of biscuit firing is usually at least 1000°C, although higher temperatures are common.[11] The firing of the ware that results in the biscuit article causes permanent chemical and physical changes to occur. These result in a much harder and more resilient article which can still be porous, and this can ease the application of glazes.

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  2. ↑ "How bisque porcelain figurine is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used, processing, parts, components, steps, product, industry, History, Raw Materials, Design". madehow.com.
  3. ↑ Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. (7 August 2014). "Tourism in Germany – travel, breaks, holidays" (PDf).
  4. ↑ “The Fast Firing Of Biscuit Earthenware Hollow-Ware In a Single-Layer Tunnel Kiln.” Salt D.L. Holmes W.H RP737. Ceram Research.
  5. ↑ “New And Latest Biscuit Firing Technology”. Porzellanfabriken Christian Seltmann GmbH. Ceram.Forum Int./Ber.DKG 87,No.1/2, p.E33-E34,E36. 2010
  6. ↑ “Investigation Into Bloating Behaviour Of Bone China Body During Biscuit Firing.” A. Kara. Euro Ceramics VIII Pt.2 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pg.1717-1720, 2004
  7. ↑ “Interactions Between A Leadless Glaze And A Biscuit Fired Bone China Body During Glost Firing. Pt.3. Effect Of Glassy Matrix Phase.” A.Kara, R.Stevens. J.Eur.Ceram.Soc. 23, No.10, 2003, pg.1617-1628
  8. ↑ “Moisture Expansion Of Porous Biscuit Bodies - Reason Of Glaze Cracking.” B.Plesingerova, M.Klapac, M.Kovalcikova. Ceramics-Silikaty 46,No.4. pg.159-165. 2002.
  9. ↑ Modern Ceramic Practice. W.L.German. Maclaren & Sons. 1964
  10. ↑ Dictionary Of Ceramics. Arthur Dodd & David Murfin. 3rd edition. The Institute Of Minerals. 1994.
  11. ↑ Whitewares: Production, Testing And Quality Control. W.Ryan & C.Radford. Pergamon Press / Institute Of Ceramics, 1987.