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slipware

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
slipware pottery decorated with various colors of slip, a thin mixture of clay and water. Slip may form a design on a contrasting background, or lines may be scratched through a coating of slip to show the color beneath, in the style called graffito. The decorated plates of the Pennsylvania Germans are good examples of slipware. Great beauty in decoration achieved through the use of slip may be seen on Greek pottery. Author not available, SLIPWARE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Staffordshire ware
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... products of the Potteries district, one of the most famous areas in England for the production of pottery. Late 17th-century slipware such as that attributed to Thomas Tofts shows a naïveté and liveliness that make its examples among the most desired ... Read more
Hamada, Shoji
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... formation of the St. Ives kilns for the Leach Pottery Studio in Cornwall. While there they also did trial work with lead-glazed slipware. Hamada's experience and expertise were welcomed and praised, and the Leach Pottery remains active — boasting a much-visit ... Read more

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Free Article Dated English delftware and slipware in the Longridge Collection.
The Magazine Antiques; 6/1/1999
Free Article Hidden treasures restored to former glory.
Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England); 3/31/2008
Free Article A journey in clay: Francoise Dufayard.
Ceramics Art & Perception; 12/1/2007