Barbotine
The practice of adding trails or incrustations of thick slip to the surface of a pot for decorative effect. Sometimes the result is simply a roughened surface, sometimes careful designs are produced, as in the Nene Valley ware ‘hunt’ cups.
The practice of adding trails or incrustations of thick slip to the surface of a pot for decorative effect. Sometimes the result is simply a roughened surface, sometimes careful designs are produced, as in the Nene Valley ware ‘hunt’ cups.