sgraffito

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Used in a technique called sgraffito, whereby a thin layer of Overlay paste is applied to the glazed porcelain or glass, allowed to dry, and a pointed instrument used to scratch a design into the layer, allowing t he porcelain or glass beneath to appear.

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  1. noun Decoration produced on pottery or ceramic by scratching through a surface of plaster or glazing to reveal a different color underneath.
  2. noun Ware decorated in this manner.

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  1. Italian, past participle of sgraffire, to scratch, from sgraffio, a scratch, from sgraffiare, to scratch, from Old Italian : s-, intensive pref.; see sforzando + graffiare, to scratch; see graffito.

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  1. Italian: see graffito.
 

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