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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. |
| − | == | + | ==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 13:41, 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