slipware

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Definition of slipware in English English dictionary

A type of pottery identified by its primary decorating process where slip is placed onto the dry surface by dipping, painting or splashing

Pottery that has been treated with semiliquid clay, or slip. The technique was originally used to cover defects in body colour, but later evolved into decorative techniques such as sgraffito, carving, painting, trailing, marbling, and inlay. In sgraffito a pattern is incised through the slip to reveal the different body colour underneath. The Staffordshire potters in 17th-century Britain were famous for the decorative figures, flowers, and patterns they created by using dotted and trailed slip

Hyphenation

slip·ware

Etymology

() slip +‎ ware