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Many pieces have been preserved that have been painted in vitrifiable colors, the designs are crude, the colors red, yellow, blue, and occasionally black or green.

From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse

Two heavy glass beakers brought from Holland, decorated with vitrifiable colors like the Bristol glass, are unusual pieces.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse

Practical Instructions for Painting on Porcelain and all kinds of Pottery with vitrifiable and common Oil Colours.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt

As soon as a new metal was discovered, it was tested to find, among other things, what vitrifiable colour it would produce.

From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry

The time necessary for the exposure can be ascertained by taking out one of the many pieces of glass, applying to the sensitive surface a vitrifiable color, and observing whether the color adheres well.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various