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BLACK BASALTES [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Antique Ceramics (Museums and Heritage)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Wedgwood ware
1, record 1, English, Wedgwood%20ware
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term frequently applied only to Jasper ware developed by Josiah Wedgwood, but which properly includes many other wares made by this factory, including Queen's ware, tortoiseshell ware, agate ware, black basaltes, Etruscan ware, rosso antico, Parian porcelain, variegated ware, cauliflower ware, Wedgwood coloured bodies, and Wedgwood lustre, all of which are closely identified with Wedgwood although they were also made elsewhere. 2, record 1, English, - Wedgwood%20ware
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Céramique ancienne (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- céramique Wedgwood
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9ramique%20Wedgwood
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wedgwood : Potier anglais. Burslem 1730 - Etruria (comté de Stafford) 1795. Après un solide apprentissage de sculpteur, il se spécialisa dans l'art de la céramique et de la porcelaine dont la vogue devait se répandre en Angleterre et en Europe tout au long de la seconde moitié du XVIIIe s. C'est en 1769 qu'il fonda sa manufacture au nom révélateur, «Etruria», autour de laquelle naquit une agglomération. La diffusion des porcelaines de Wedgwood fait de lui l'un des principaux représentants du goût qui caractérisa cette époque. 2, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9ramique%20Wedgwood
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Antique Ceramics (Museums and Heritage)
- Stoneware
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- black basaltes
1, record 2, English, black%20basaltes
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Egyptian black 2, record 2, English, Egyptian%20black
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A name adopted by Josiah Wedgwood to designate a black stoneware perfected by him c. 1768. However, black wares had been made in Staffordshire before this date, the earliest by the Elers brothers at the beginning of the 18th century. 1, record 2, English, - black%20basaltes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Black basaltes is a fine-grained unglazed body stained with cobalt and manganese oxides. It could be cut and polished on a lathe or a lapidary's wheel, and was the first strictly ornamental ware to be developed by Wedgwood, although production also included wares of domestic utility. 1, record 2, English, - black%20basaltes
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Céramique ancienne (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Grès
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grès noir égyptien
1, record 2, French, gr%C3%A8s%20noir%20%C3%A9gyptien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- grès noir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-04-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ceramic Raw Materials
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dry body
1, record 3, English, dry%20body
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- drab body 2, record 3, English, drab%20body
correct, less frequent
- dry-body stoneware 3, record 3, English, dry%2Dbody%20stoneware
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A non-porous stoneware that required no glaze; it was made by adding to local clay various colouring oxides or coloured earths to create the desired effect. 2, record 3, English, - dry%20body
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dry bodies made by Wedgwood include cane-ware, bamboo-ware, jasper, black basaltes, and rosso antico. The interior of useful wares made with this body is sometimes glazed. 2, record 3, English, - dry%20body
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matières premières céramiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- grès à corps sec
1, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20corps%20sec
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- grès non glacé 1, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%20non%20glac%C3%A9
masculine noun
- grès-cérame sans vernis 2, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%2Dc%C3%A9rame%20sans%20vernis
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Corps secs. C'est la pâte des grès-cérames, sans vernis. 2, record 3, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20corps%20sec
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-03-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Terra Cotta
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- black basaltes
1, record 4, English, black%20basaltes
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the term black basaltes was the name given by Wedgwood to his black stoneware introduced around 1769. It was the first ornamental ware developed by Wedgwood.... Wedgwood used black basaltes for both ornamental and useful wares. 2, record 4, English, - black%20basaltes
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Terres cuites
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- grès basalté
1, record 4, French, gr%C3%A8s%20basalt%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- basaltes 2, record 4, French, basaltes
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wedgwood, Josiah. [...] Il reprend le basaltes, grès noir, mat et très dur pour imiter les poteries étrusques alors à la mode. 2, record 4, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20basalt%C3%A9
Record 4, Key term(s)
- grès noir sec
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-03-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Ceramic Raw Materials
- Stoneware
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dry body
1, record 5, English, dry%20body
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- drab body 2, record 5, English, drab%20body
correct, less frequent
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A non-porous stoneware that required no glaze; it was made by adding to local clay various colouring oxides or coloured earths to create the desired effect. 2, record 5, English, - dry%20body
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dry bodies made by Wedgwood include cane-ware, bamboo-ware, jasper, black basaltes, and rosso antico. The interior of useful wares made with this body is sometimes glazed. 2, record 5, English, - dry%20body
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matières premières céramiques
- Grès
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- corps sec
1, record 5, French, corps%20sec
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] pâte des grès-cérames, sans vernis. 2, record 5, French, - corps%20sec
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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