Ceramics Vocabulary List D

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Foot

It is the part of the ceramic pottery piece on which the main shape stands. 

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Dry Foot

The bottom of a pot that has been cleaned of all glaze before firing.

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Matte

The non-glossy surface quality of a completely fired glaze.

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Stamping

An embossed or intaglio impression can be used to build up a pattern on clay. 


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Boss

An age-old decorative feature; a spherical hump traditionally formed by pressing from the inside of a pot but today more frequently applied to the outside. Embossing the act of applying the boss technique.

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Sprig

A base-relief or medallion made in a small press mold and stuck with slip onto a pottery surface.