Porcelain -- Collectors and collecting; Porcelain, English; Pottery -- Collectors and collecting; Pottery, English -- History
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Lustre Ware. _Connoisseur_, November, 1902.
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Staffordshire Potteries, History of the. S. Shaw. 1829.
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Toby Jugs and their Near Relatives. _Lady’s Pictorial_, Jan., 1906.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED
_Biscuit._—The first stage of china after being fired. It is white
and porous, and ready for decoration. Its surface resembles that
of an ordinary clay pipe.
_China._—A term used to include all porcelains.
_Earthenware._—All ware that, in contradistinction to porcelain, is
not translucent.
_Glaze._—The glassy substance applied to the surface of pottery and
porcelain.
_Lead Glaze._—The porcelains of Bow, Chelsea, and other early
factories contained as much as 40 per cent. of oxide of lead.
Modern chinas contain less than half that, and some glazes are
“leadless.” As to the terrible results of the use of this glaze
on the health of the potters, see Report of Professors Thorpe
and Oliver to Home Office on subject (C. 9207, 1899).
_Over-Glaze Decoration._—Decoration after the surface has
received its transparent glaze. This decoration admits of a
wider range of colours. On hard paste, such as Plymouth, it
stands flat on the surface; on soft paste, such as Bow, it is
partly incorporated.
_Under-Glaze Decoration._—Decoration applied to the unglazed
surface when in biscuit state; the whole is then covered with
transparent glaze and refired.
_Ironstone China._—A term invented by Mason, who took out a
patent for his ware. It is not china, but is a heavy class of
earthenware highly decorated. It was generally adopted by other
Staffordshire makers.
_Moulds._—The models from which china is made. These are of plaster
of Paris.
_Opaque._—Incapable of transmitting light. This distinguishes pottery
from porcelain.
_Paste._—The body or material of which porcelain is made.
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