sgraffito
a technique of ornamentation in which a surface layer of paint, plaster, slip, etc., is incised to reveal a ground of contrasting color.
an object, especially pottery, decorated by this technique.
Origin of sgraffito
1- Compare graffito.
Words Nearby sgraffito
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How to use sgraffito in a sentence
The sgraffito pottery is a red earthenware, coated with a white slip through which designs have been incised.
North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century | C. Malcolm WatkinsWorth Bailey, then museum technician at Jamestown, was the first to recognize the source of the sgraffito ware as “Devonshire.”
North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century | C. Malcolm WatkinsHowever, certain kinds of sgraffito ware continued to be made without apparent interruption until early in the present century.
North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century | C. Malcolm WatkinsIn sites dating from before about 1670, no North Devon wares are found, excepting the early sgraffito sherd mentioned above.
North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century | C. Malcolm WatkinsThe sgraffito ware has been unearthed in Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century | C. Malcolm Watkins
British Dictionary definitions for sgraffito
/ (sɡræˈfiːtəʊ) /
a technique in mural or ceramic decoration in which the top layer of glaze, plaster, etc, is incised with a design to reveal parts of the ground
such a decoration
an object decorated in such a way
Origin of sgraffito
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