Clay and hair

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Description

A mortar mixture made with wet clay and animal hair. Also called mud, the clay and hair mixtures were used in the early 19th century (Bucher 1996).

Synonyms and Related Terms

mud

Additional Information

W. Bucher, Dictionary of Building Preservation, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.

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