Barbotine

Roman cup
MFA# 1995.709

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.)

Resources and Citations

• Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

• Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Britannica-Online Comment: Barbotine Ware." Accessed 4 Sept. 2004 .