Questions and Answers
What is a bagwall used for?
What is a bat in pottery?
A flat disc made out of plaster, wood, or plastic affixed to the wheel head.
Define batch in pottery.
A mixture of weighed materials such as a batch of glaze or slip or a clay body.
What does a banding wheel do?
Signup and view all the answers
What is bisque pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
What does bone dry refer to in pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
What is burnishing?
Signup and view all the answers
What are calipers used for in pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
What does centering mean in pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
What is clay made of?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a coil in pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
Define crazing.
Signup and view all the answers
What does a damper do in a kiln?
Signup and view all the answers
What is earthenware?
Signup and view all the answers
What does firing mean in pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
What is glaze in pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
What is greenware?
Signup and view all the answers
Define vitrification.
Signup and view all the answers
What is a rib in pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
What is wedging?
Signup and view all the answers
What type of clay is kaolin?
Signup and view all the answers
What is stoneware clay?
Signup and view all the answers
What is slip?
Signup and view all the answers
What is reduction in firing?
Signup and view all the answers
What is terra cotta?
Signup and view all the answers
Define raku.
Signup and view all the answers
What defines a matte glaze?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a chuck in pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
Define engobe.
Signup and view all the answers
What is a frit in pottery?
Signup and view all the answers
What does soaking refer to in firing?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a triple beam scale used for?
Signup and view all the answers
What is matte glaze known for?
Signup and view all the answers
Porcelain is a type of low-fired clay.
Signup and view all the answers
The foot of a pot is typically referred to as the base.
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
Pottery Terms Overview
- Bagwall: Interior wall in a kiln directing flame away from pottery.
- Bat: Flat disc for throwing pieces on a pottery wheel, made of plaster, wood, or plastic.
- Batch: Weighed mixture of materials for glaze, slip, or clay body.
- Banding Wheel: Hand-operated revolving wheel for finishing or decorating pottery.
- Bisque: Pottery fired once without glaze, before vitrification stage.
- Bisque Fire: Initial firing of pottery without glaze, allows for use of slips.
- Bone Dry: Completely air-dried state of clay, ready for firing.
- Burnishing: Process of polishing clay pot surface to reduce porosity, using a smooth tool.
- Calipers: Tool for measuring diameters of round forms for fitting lids and joints.
- Centering: Technique to position clay at the wheel's axis for even shaping.
- Chuck: Device that holds a pot upside down for trimming.
- Clay: Composite material of alumina, silica, and water.
- Clay Body: Blend of clays and minerals for specific ceramic uses (e.g., porcelain).
- Coil: Rolled clay strand used in pottery construction.
- Compress: Technique for consolidating clay particles by applying pressure.
- Composite Pots: Pots assembled from separate thrown or hand-built pieces.
- Cone-Pyrometric: Clay and glaze pyramid used to indicate firing temperature in kilns.
- Crazing: Glaze cracking due to differential shrinkage during cooling.
- Crawling: Defect in glaze caused by oil or grease preventing adhesion on pottery.
- Damper: Refractory clay slab used to regulate kiln airflow.
- Dry Foot: Keeping the base of a pot glaze-free through waxing or removal.
- Earthenware: Low-fired clay body, with typical firing temperatures of 1,830 to 2,010°F.
- Englobe: Colored slip for decorating greenware prior to bisque firing.
- Fire: Heating clay objects in a kiln to specific temperatures.
- Firebrick: Insulation bricks capable of withstanding high kiln temperatures.
- Firing Range: Temperature scope where clay matures or glaze melts.
- Flux: Agent that facilitates the melting of silica into glaze.
- Foot: The base part of a ceramic form.
- Frit: Ground mixture of melted flux and silica used in glazes.
- Glaze: Glass coating applied to pottery, created through the fusion of inorganic materials.
- Glaze Firing: Final firing stage where glaze is fused to pottery.
- Glaze Gloss: Shiny reflective finish on glazed pottery.
- Greenware: Unfired pottery ready for the bisque firing stage.
- Grog: Ground fired clay added to clay bodies for texture or strength.
- Kiln: Structure for firing pottery and fusing materials with heat.
- Kiln Furniture: Refractory shelves and posts for organization of pottery in kilns.
- Kiln Wash: Protective coating on kiln shelves to prevent glaze drips.
- Leather Hard: Stage of clay between plastic and bone dry, allowing for joining pieces with slip.
- Majolica: Italian tin-glazed pottery characterized by colorful decoration.
- Matte Glaze: Non-reflective glaze finish requiring careful cooling.
- Mold: Shaped form for casting clay, providing precise outlines for pieces.
- Maturing Point: Temperature at which clay hardens and becomes durable.
- Opaque Glaze: Non-transparent glaze that conceals underlying materials.
- Oxidation: Firing process with adequate oxygen supply, enhancing color vibrancy.
- Peephole: Small opening in a kiln for monitoring the firing process.
- Porcelain: Fine white stoneware made from a specific mixture of clays and minerals.
- Pug: Process of mixing clay.
- Pug Mill: Machine designed for mixing and recycling clay.
- Reduction: Firing process with limited oxygen, affecting the glaze colors.
- Rib: Tool made of rubber, metal, or wood used for shaping clay during wheel throwing.
- Satin Glaze: Mid-spectrum glaze between matte and glossy finishes.
- Slip: Mixture of clay and water used for casting and decoration.
- Slurry: Thickened slip mixture.
- Soaking: Method of holding low heat in early firing to ensure uniform temperature.
- Stain: Colored oxide and water mixture for enhancing bisque wear.
- Stoneware: High-fired ceramic ware, resulting in durable pottery.
- Throwing: Technique of shaping clay on a potter's wheel.
- Vitrification: Firing process that turns clay into a glass-like substance.
- Wedging: Kneading clay to eliminate air pockets and achieve uniform consistency.
- Kaolin: White clay used to produce fine china.
- Terra Cotta: Earthenware characterized by its brownish-orange color.
- Raku: Traditional Japanese firing method.
- Stoneware Clay: Produces robust and opaque pottery products.
- Triple Beam Scale: Traditional tool used for weighing clay accurately.
- Bourdon Tube: Device for measuring gas or liquid pressure.
- Biscuit/Bisque Pottery: Pottery that has been fired once but remains unglazed.
- Fire Brick: Refractory ceramic block specifically for kiln construction.
- Hard Brick: Structural firebrick providing support in kilns.
- Soft Brick: Insulating firebrick ideal for heat retention in kilns.
- Plastilina: Modeling clay material favored by sculptors due to its oil and wax content.
- Luting: Joining smaller clay pieces to larger ones using slip for cohesion.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
Test your knowledge of essential pottery terms with these flashcards. Each card features a specific term along with its definition, helping you deepen your understanding of pottery techniques and materials. Perfect for students and pottery enthusiasts alike!