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GLACURE BRISTOL [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramics (Industries)
  • Applied Arts
  • Glass Industry
DEF

In ceramics, a type of porcelain glaze containing feldspar and a rather large amount of zinc oxide.

OBS

It is fired at a high temperature and used for finishes that show another color coming through in spots from below.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique (Industries)
  • Arts appliqués
  • Industrie du verre
CONT

Les glaçures «Bristol» sont opaques, raides, moins douces et moins brillantes que les glaçures au plomb.

OBS

[...] glaçures cuisant à des températures moyennes de 1135° à 1190°, dont le fondant principal est l'oxyde de zinc. Ce type de glaçure s'est développé en Angleterre pour remplacer les glaçures au plomb quand la toxicité des composés du plomb à l'état fut jugée dangereuse pour la santé.

Spanish

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