Ceramic Midterm

6. Ceramic colorant
7. Unfired ceramics.
8. Furnace in which clay is fired.
10. A surface decoration done on unfired white tin glaze, originating in Italy during the Renaissance.
13. The main characteristic of clay
14. Objects made out of clay and harden by fire.
15. Translucent ceramic ware
16. Ceramic materials, usually prepared and applied in water suspension, which melts smooth and bonds to clay surface during firing.
17. The most fragile stage of clay(2 words)
19. A surface decoration technique by scratching through a slip to reveal a clay color.
20. Ceramic ware that has been fired once without glaze.

1. High-fired vitreous ware, literally as hard and durable as stone.
2. Process of making pottery on a potters wheel
3. Kneading the clay to eliminate air bubbles.
4. Specialized refractory furniture pieces equipped with ceramic or metallic points designed to support fully glazed wares during firing.
5. Small conical object with a known melting point, used to indicate the temperature reached in a kiln. (2words)
9. A method of joining two pieces of clay together by scratches in the surfaces.
11. Long roll of clay joined into a circle.
12. A liquid clay of a creamy consistency.
18. Traditional Japanese firing