Barbotine
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Description
A French word for slip. Barbotine is sometimes found in older pottery books referring to high-relief slip patterns used in Rhenish pottery before the 3rd c. CE (Fournier 1996).
Synonyms and Related Terms
barbotina (Esp., Port.); barbotine (Fr.)
Additional Information
R. Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Co., Radnor, PA, 1996.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: Barbotine Ware." Encyclopædia Britannica. 4 Sept. 2004 .