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GRAFFIATO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sgraffito technique
1, record 1, English, sgraffito%20technique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sgraffito 2, record 1, English, sgraffito
correct
- graffiato 3, record 1, English, graffiato
correct
- sgraffiato 3, record 1, English, sgraffiato
correct
- scratched technique 4, record 1, English, scratched%20technique
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique used in pottery to scratch a design through one layer of slip to reveal the darker or lighter clay body underneath. 5, record 1, English, - sgraffito%20technique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A common mode of decoration is to incise a pattern through the slip, revealing the differently coloured body beneath, a technique called sgraffito ("scratched"). Sgraffito ware was produced by Islamic potters and became common throughout the Middle East. The 18th-century scratched-blue class of English white stoneware is decorated with sgraffito patterns usually touched with blue. 1, record 1, English, - sgraffito%20technique
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques de la céramique
- Porcelaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sgraffite
1, record 1, French, sgraffite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de décoration céramique qui consiste à gratter la couleur ou l'engobe pour laisser apparaître la couleur du tesson, de couleur différente. 2, record 1, French, - sgraffite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le sgraffite est une méthode de décoration à l'engobe qui s'emploie aussi sur une argile biscuitée. Il s'agit de couvrir d'engobe la surface d'une pièce pour mettre à nu l'argile en grattant avec une pointe. 3, record 1, French, - sgraffite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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