Fine stuff

Description

A lime paste finish coat for plaster walls. Fine stuff is typically composed of a Lime putty and is sometimes mixed with Gypsum plaster. It has little to no aggregate or fiber. Fine stuff is applied over a dry plaster base coats and dried to form a smooth white surface finish.

Synonyms and Related Terms

barramento (Port.); plaster putty; setting stuff; plaster finish coat

Resources and Citations

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• NPS briefs at www2.cr.nps/tps/briefs/brief21.htm

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000