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Antiques and Collectibles Terms - C
Definitions: Ceramic, China, Chinoisiere, Cloisonne, Crazing
Ceramic
| Items composed of clay and fired at high temperatures. |
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China
| The term china refers to any kind of ceramic body, such as “Flow Blue China.” Its true definition means hard paste porcelain. |
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Chinoisere
| Chiniosiere refers to decoration emulating Chinese styles. |
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Cloisonne
| Style and technique used to apply enamel on metal objects. |
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Crazing
| The thin lines that appear on the glazed surface of earthenwares which in turn allow the glaze to be penetrated. Crazing is caused by age and heat. It results because the body and glaze of an object were not fired at high enough temperatures to become completely vitrified. |
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