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VITREOUS CHINA [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ceramics (Industries)
- Glass Industry
- Applied Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vitreous china 1, record 1, English, vitreous%20china
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A glazed ceramic ware with a dense or vitrified body having little or no translucency. 1, record 1, English, - vitreous%20china
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Céramique (Industries)
- Industrie du verre
- Arts appliqués
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine sanitaire
1, record 1, French, porcelaine%20sanitaire
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les porcelaines sanitaires ([dites] «vitreous» [par les] anglo-saxons), placées dans la série des produits vitrifiés entre le grès et la porcelaine; leur mode de cuisson, leur aspect en font des produits intermédiaires entre la faïence fine et la porcelaine; leur pâte est à la fois poreuse et translucide. 1, record 1, French, - porcelaine%20sanitaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vitreous ware
1, record 2, English, vitreous%20ware
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All the fine English ware is china, but ... the vitreous ware is almost entirely hard porcelain. 2, record 2, English, - vitreous%20ware
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Porcelain bodies ... are relatively non-plastic and fire between cone 8 and cone 12, to an extremely hard, vitreous ware. 3, record 2, English, - vitreous%20ware
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Porcelaines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine vitreous
1, record 2, French, porcelaine%20vitreous
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vitreous china 2, record 2, French, vitreous%20china
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le vitreous china est utilisé dans la fabrication de la vaisselle hôtelière et dans l'industrie des produits sanitaires. Il est cuit en monocuisson entre 1 260 et 1 320°. 2, record 2, French, - porcelaine%20vitreous
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une autre qualité de produits préparés avec une pâte appelée vitreous china qui correspond à une porcelaine. 2, record 2, French, - porcelaine%20vitreous
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les porcelaines vitreous placées dans la série des produits vitrifiés entre le grès et la porcelaine; leur mode de cuisson en font des produits intermédiaires entre la faïence fine et la porcelaine. 1, record 2, French, - porcelaine%20vitreous
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1981-12-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vitreous China 1, record 3, English, vitreous%20China
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
FIST, Washbasin white vitreous China (42-09-703). 1, record 3, English, - vitreous%20China
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine vitrifiée 1, record 3, French, porcelaine%20vitrifi%C3%A9e
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
EPBT 118 Les lavabos courants sont en porcelaine, en porcelaine vitrifiée (...) 1, record 3, French, - porcelaine%20vitrifi%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vitreous china 1, record 4, English, vitreous%20china
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
-- countertop lavatory 1, record 4, English, - vitreous%20china
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
- Porcelaines
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine vitrifiée 1, record 4, French, porcelaine%20vitrifi%C3%A9e
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
la porcelaine vitrifiée est constituée par une pâte blanche recouverte d'un émail dit "couverte" et cuite à 1 400 degrés. Il se produit une vitrification complète de la pâte, qui devient imperméable dans la masse. 1, record 4, French, - porcelaine%20vitrifi%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- vitreous china 1, record 5, English, vitreous%20china
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
-- countertop lavatory 1, record 5, English, - vitreous%20china
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
- Porcelaines
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine sanitaire 1, record 5, French, porcelaine%20sanitaire
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) les -- ("vitrous" des Anglo-Saxons) placées dans la série des produits vitrifiés entre le grès et la porcelaine; 1, record 5, French, - porcelaine%20sanitaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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