Difference between revisions of "Fiber plaster"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A plaster reinforced with hair used prior to the 1900s. Fiber plaster was generally used as thick base coat on wooden laths. hair. Other fiber fillers may be used such as [ | + | A plaster reinforced with hair used prior to the 1900s. Fiber plaster was generally used as thick base coat on wooden laths. hair. Other fiber fillers may be used such as [[sisal]], [[jute]], [[wood]], or [[asbestos]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 15 January 2014
Description
A plaster reinforced with hair used prior to the 1900s. Fiber plaster was generally used as thick base coat on wooden laths. hair. Other fiber fillers may be used such as Sisal, Jute, Wood, or Asbestos.
Synonyms and Related Terms
fibre plaster; plâtre fibreux (Fr.); coarse stuff; scratch coat
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Ivan Myjer, contributed information, 1998