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   SHERBET COIN PURSE
 
   

 

 


    
 
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Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by firing in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Porcelain is white stoneware used to create hard, durable, fine-grain, nonporous ceramic art objects by firing to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Hand-building creates ceramic art works entirely by the hands of the artist alone or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Cone is a pyramid of clay that bends at a specific temperature, used to ensure optimal temperature for ceramic work being fired in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Clear glaze is a transparent coating applied to a ceramic work for seal or protection. Click to open Glossary. Refiring involves repetitive firing at lower and lower temperatures to prevent damage to prefired glazes. Click to open Glossary. Luster is a liquid layer applied over prefired glaze to impart a metallic sheen. Click to open Glossary. Click for more details on this work. Sherbet Coin Purse is a ceramic work in the form of a small purse.