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SGRAFFITO [3 records]
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
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Interior Decorations
- Various Decorative Arts
- Construction Finishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sgraffito
1, record 2, English, sgraffito
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- graffito 1, record 2, English, graffito
correct
- scraffeto 1, record 2, English, scraffeto
correct
- scratch work 2, record 2, English, scratch%20work
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plaster surface decorated by scoring a pattern while it is still wet. The plaster is normally applied in two or more layers of different colour, and the lower coats are exposed by the graffito work. 1, record 2, English, - sgraffito
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Décoration intérieure
- Arts décoratifs divers
- Finitions (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sgraffite
1, record 2, French, sgraffite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décoration murale, généralement en camïeu, d'une technique proche de la fresque. (La surface, d'abord imprégnée de couleur, est enduite d'un mortier blanc qui est incisé et gratté pour faire apparaître la couleur sous-jacente suivant le dessin voulu; des modulations peuvent être obtenues par hachures.) 2, record 2, French, - sgraffite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-04-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- black-and-white work 1, record 3, English, black%2Dand%2Dwhite%20work
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sgraffito 1, record 3, English, sgraffito
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pottery decoration: a surface layer of paint, plaster, slip, etc., is incised to reveal a ground of contrasting color 1, record 3, English, - black%2Dand%2Dwhite%20work
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sgraffite 1, record 3, French, sgraffite
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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