pâte-sur-pâte

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

From French pâte-sur-pâte (literally “paste on paste”).

Noun

[edit]

pâte-sur-pâte (uncountable)

  1. (art) A method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of slip (liquid clay) with a brush, and then carving it to produce fine detail, before the piece is fired.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=pâte-sur-pâte&oldid=82085393"