Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any earthy white or cream-colored paste used as a slip in coating naturally colored pottery, in order to mask or tone down its coarser and less agreeable tint.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A white or colored
clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body to give it decorative color or improved texture. - noun A clay slip which is colored with
metal oxides orstains , used for coating the surface of a pot either before or after bisque firing.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"It goes through a bathing process in which the same color gives all of these tones," says Guzmán, who explains that it is an engobe (liquid clay) bath that is used.
Uncovering Tonala's history at the National Ceramic Museum 2006
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"It goes through a bathing process in which the same color gives all of these tones," says Guzmán, who explains that it is an engobe (liquid clay) bath that is used.
Uncovering Tonala's history at the National Ceramic Museum 2006
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The term is used for patterns incised into the whitish slip coating (or engobe) of a pot (before the second firing) exposing the contrasting reddish body underneath.
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The interior is covered on the inside with a thick, white slip (or engobe) and then with a thin, transparent or light grey glaze.
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Some amphorae are covered in an engobe, a slip of levigated white clay.
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Additionally, roof shingles should not flake, engobe and glaze must be durable, and the color even.
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This results in a smooth surface, with the engobe lines contrasting with the clay colon
10. Decoration 1993
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The brush should be fully loaded with engobe and should spread it evenly.
10. Decoration 1993
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The excess engobe is removed with a metal scraper after it sets, or with sandpaper after the pot is bone-dry.
10. Decoration 1993
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The engobe should be just thick enough to completely cover the clay.
10. Decoration 1993
qms commented on the word engobe
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It’s there they enrobe
Our clay in engobe
To hide all the natural flaws.
February 4, 2019