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Pottery Vocab. #1
The basic vocabulary of pottery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| unfired and unglazed pottery | bisqueware |
| a decomposed granite type rock | clay |
| a method of hand building pots using ropes or coils of clay | coiling |
| pieces meant to be viewed but not having a specific purpose | decorative |
| pieces serving a useful purpose | functional |
| a liquid suspension of finely ground minerals that is applied to the surfaced of bisque ware | glaze |
| unfired dried pottery | greenware |
| a furnace of refractory clay materials used for firing clay pieces | kiln |
| the condition of clay when most of the moisture has left the clay but it is still soft enough to be carved and burnished easily | leatherhard |
| a hand method of forming pottery by pinching a bowl or object from a ball of clay | pinch |
| clay in liquid suspension used in joining pieces or for surface decoration | slip |
| a hand method of building using flat "slabs" then cutting and going the pieces together with slip | slab |
| contraction of the clay in either the drying or firing stages | shrinkage |
| similar to kneading bread; using the fingers and heel of the hand in a rocking motion to force trapped air pockets from the clay | wedging |
| a base for throwing, hand building, or drying | bat |
| a tool used to refine shapes | rib rib |
| beating clay with a flat stick to strengthen thin walls, smooth sides, strengthen joints, and add texture | paddling |
| scratching the edges of clay before joining them together | scoring |
| any form used to shape clay | mold |
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mklemons
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