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n. - A ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground.

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  • The large plate you so greatly admired is called sgraffito or scratched work, sometimes called slip engraving.
  • Used in a technique called sgraffito, whereby a thin layer of Overlay paste is applied to the glazed porcelain or glass, allowed to dry, and a pointed instrument used to...
  • It is called sgraffito ware.
  • His sgraffito style made him popular very quickly.
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