Difference between revisions of "Fat clay"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A very plastic, fine-grain clay. Examples include [ | + | 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 == | == Authority == | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 15 January 2014
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.
Authority
- 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