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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A dark, fine-grain clay obtained from near Albany, New York. Albany slip contains [ | + | A dark, fine-grain clay obtained from near Albany, New York. Albany slip contains [[silica|silicon dioxide]] (57.6%), [[aluminum%20oxide|aluminum oxide]] (14.5%), [[calcium%20oxide|calcium oxide]] (5.7 %), [[ferrous%20oxide|iron oxide]] (5.2%), [[magnesium%20oxide|magnesium oxide]] (2.7%) and various alkalis (3.1%) (Fournier 1996). The dark brown to black clay was used by early American potter's as a black glaze for stoneware. It was often applied to the interior of salt glazed stoneware. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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slip glaze | slip glaze | ||
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
Latest revision as of 17:25, 1 May 2022
Description
A dark, fine-grain clay obtained from near Albany, New York. Albany slip contains silicon dioxide (57.6%), Aluminum oxide (14.5%), Calcium oxide (5.7 %), iron oxide (5.2%), Magnesium oxide (2.7%) and various alkalis (3.1%) (Fournier 1996). The dark brown to black clay was used by early American potter's as a black glaze for stoneware. It was often applied to the interior of salt glazed stoneware.
Synonyms and Related Terms
slip glaze
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Melting Point = 1240 C
Resources and Citations
- 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 Comment: composition
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000