Re: Prosser Beads
Re: Re: Are these ceramic beads? -- jp Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Beadman Mail author
11/23/2008, 12:41:35

Dear John,

I think you did not understand the question.

Prosser beads should be considered an exception, because of both how they are made, and what they are made from. The material is a combination of clay and ground glass, made into a paste (probably), and formed inside a mold into a bead—and then unmolded and fired. It is a complete process. Some of these beads may be further embellished (usually by the addition of colored slip, possibly glass trailing, or just painting), and may be fired again if this is required.

The material is not "ceramic," though it contains some clay. It is a mixture.

The beads I am discussing here are not Prosser beads.

They are probably slip-molded ceramic beads. My question, perhaps, should have been phrased something like, do any of the Bapterosses beads with which you are familiar consist of ceramic clay, as opposed to being Prosser beads (?), and are you showing such beads?

Jamey



© Copyright 2013 Bead Collector Network and its users
Followups