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Antiques and Collectibles Terms - P
Definitions: Paste, Polychrome, Porcelain, Pottery, Printed Marks
Paste
| The clay mixture used to form the body of ceramic objects. |
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Polychrome
| The use of more than one color in decorating ceramic items. |
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Porcelain
| Ceramics that are translucent and usually vitreous. The term usually refers to true or hard paste porcelain. |
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Pottery
| Any object made of clay and fired at a high temperature. |
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Printed Marks
| Simple hand-painted initials or marks, either initial forms or more elaborate, made in the form of a stamp or transfer applied to a ceramic body over or underglaze. |
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