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underglaze Definition

under·glaze (undər glāz′)

adjective

Ceramics designating colors, designs, etc. applied before the glaze is put on, as in painting porcelain

noun

such colors, designs, etc.

underglaze Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • paint: Raeburn is printed and painted underglaze and it demonstrates the brilliance of Spode's colors.

Adjective modifier

  • colored: A plain blue print is known but more often the pattern was printed in green and colored underglaze.

Modifies a noun

  • printing: The pottery's products are still hand-made using the timeless decoration skills of Stoke-on-Trent such as underglaze transfer printing.
  • blue: The variety of earthenware objects decorated in underglaze blue was vast, from enormous meat dishes to tiny butter boats.
  • color: Underglaze colors are protected from wear by the glaze layer on top of them.
  • painting: At first, decoration was commonly executed in underglaze painting using blue cobalt.
  • decoration: Underglaze Decoration applied to pots which are subsequently glazed with a transparent glaze.
  • ware: This wonderful collection of antique underglaze blue printed ware has given great pleasure to thousands of visitors to the original Spode site.

Noun used with modifier

  • cobalt: The decoration is entirely in cobalt underglaze blue against white slip ( liquid clay ).