Expert: chris latham - 11/24/2006

Question
Hi,

I'm doing a master in translation and I have to do a terminology investigation in a specialized domain. I choose pottery making. I have done lots of research about the specialized terms but the proper meaning of some of them  are still unclear.
1)When you add slip to a clay object at the leather-hard stage, is the object then called slipware or does it have to be fired to be called slipware?
2) Can a ceramic be bisqueware and earthenware at the same time?
3) Can a ceramic be bisqueware and stoneware at the same time?
4) Can a  earthenware pottery go through the second firing, the glaze firing? If yes, is the glaze firing done at the same temperature for earthenware and stoneware?

Sorry for asking so many questions at the same time, but I thought I would better understand asking people who know a lot more than me this area.
Many thanks!!!!!
Sarah

Answer
1)When you add slip to a clay object at the leather-hard stage, is the object then called slipware or does it have to be fired to be called slipware? I think it is called slipware before and after firing.

2) Can a ceramic be bisqueware and earthenware at the same time? Yes before the glaze firing.
3) Can a ceramic be bisqueware and stoneware at the same time? Yes before the glaze firing after which it becomes stoneware.
4) Can a  earthenware pottery go through the second firing, the glaze firing? If yes, is the glaze firing done at the same temperature for earthenware and stoneware? No. Earthen ware is fired lower than stoneware.