pâte-sur-pâte
Meanings
noun
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From French pâte-sur-pâte (literally “paste on paste”).
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