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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A very plastic, fine-grain clay. Examples include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ball%20clay ball clay] and centonite.  Fat clays tend to shrink on drying unless grog or other clays are added.
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A very plastic, fine-grain clay. Examples include [[ball clay]] and centonite.  Fat clays tend to shrink on drying unless grog or other clays are added.
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
 
* Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942

Latest revision as of 12:41, 24 July 2022

Description

A very plastic, fine-grain clay. Examples include Ball clay and centonite. Fat clays tend to shrink on drying unless grog or other clays are added.

Resources and Citations

  • Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992