Bisque

DEFINITION

Clay that has been fired once but not glazed. Also called biscuit.Example: Agathon L?onard (French, 1841-1923) for S?vres, Royal Porcelain Factory, Dancing Figure from the Table Centrepiece 'Dance with Scarves', 1900, bisque porcelain, height 47.5 cm, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. This Art Nouveau figure is one of fourteen in a set of female figures dancing and playing music. See drapery.