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HOLLOW WARE [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paste Preparation and Shaping (Ceramics)
DEF

A form used in making, from an original model, various ceramic vessels, figures, etc.

CONT

Hollow moulds are taken from an original model, from another piece of ceramic ware, from an object in wood, silver, or some other material, or even from a natural object; they are usually of clay or plaster of Paris.

CONT

Plaster of paris mold for pottery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation et façonnage de la pâte céramique
DEF

Forme destinée à donner par pressage du relief à une pâte d'argile qui, une fois cuite, constituera une brique ou une tuile.

CONT

Autrefois en bois, manipulé à la main par un mouleur, le moule est aujourd'hui en bronze ou en plâtre et manœuvré par une presse hydraulique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Serving Dishes
DEF

articles(as of pottery, glass or metal) that have volume and significant depth(cups, bowls, and pots are typical hollow ware)-distinguished from flatware.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats de service
DEF

Dans les ustensiles de table, plats creux, par opposition aux couverts plats [flatware]. Se dit principalement de l'argenterie, mais peut s'appliquer aussi à la porcelaine, à l'acier inox, au verre.

OBS

«articles creux» : Terme tiré de l'Accord de Genève.

OBS

«Formes à grand creux» : Terme employé pour les articles en céramique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pottery
DEF

A slab of soft clay, usually round and flattened by a spreader, used in the first stage of making a plate or saucer or hollow ware.

DEF

A disc or slab of plaster of paris on which pottery is formed or dried. It is also used to remove excess moisture from plastic clay.

CONT

Many potters prefer to throw on bats and remove each piece together with its bat from the wheel, enabling them to throw the next immediately.

Key term(s)
  • bat of clay

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poteries
DEF

[...] une plaque de plâtre ronde [...]

CONT

Le rondeau est un morceau de plâtre très dur auquel l'argile adhère pendant le tournage. Comme la pièce est très molle après cette opération, le potier l'enlève du tour sur le rondeau même afin d'éviter de la toucher.

Spanish

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