Pottery Section 3

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burnishing

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process of polishing leatherhard clay using smooth pebbles; or spoons to achieve a shiny surface. the sealed surface makes the pottery more watertight, and is also used as a decorative feature.

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combing

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a method of decoration using the fingers or a toothed tool to scrape a series of lines through a slip

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earthenware

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lower-fired pottery in which the clay is still pporous and requires a glazed surface to make it impervious

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feathering

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a decoration made by drawing a sharp tip through wet slip

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footring

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a circle of clay that forms the base of a pot, allowing it to stand evenly; usually formed when trimming the base of a thrown pot or by adding a ring of clay by hand

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glaze

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an impervious coating applied to the surface of pottery, resembling glass

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sgraffito

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a decorating technique; a layer of slip is scratched through to reveal a different color or body beneath

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engobe

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another word for slip, often used for slip coatings on coarse bodies and slips especially compounded for use on bisquited bodies

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trailing

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decorating by squeezing slip from a rubber bulb

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wax resist

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process of decoration by painting wax on a surface, to resist a water based mixture