1) Agricultural terminology 2) Gardening aid 3) Type of pottery decoration
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Sprigging is the planting of sprigs, plant sections cut from rhizomes or stolons that includes crowns and roots, at spaced intervals in furrows or holes. Depending on the environment, this may be done by hand or with mechanical row planters. Sprigging uses no soil with the plant, and is an alternative to seeding (planting seeds directly), plugging...
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[decorative] Sprigging or sprigged decoration is an embossed decoration on pottery, usually press moulded shapes applied to greenware or bisque. The resulting pottery is termed sprigged ware. ==Technique== The clay body for the sprig is pushed into the mould, the back scraped flat, then released on a damp cloth pad. The greenware is wetted ...
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• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sprig
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The addition of separately made relief ornamentation onto a ceramic body, cemented in place with slip. The clays used for sprigging may be in a contrasting colour to that of the body, but need to be of similar consistency for the pieces to adhere successfully during firing. Sprigging was developed by Thomas whieldon in the early 18thC, then taken u...
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(from the article `Astbury-Whieldon ware`) ...ornament was achieved by applying pre-molded relief motifs to the surface of the pottery object and connecting them by curled stems formed of ...
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The addition of separately made relief ornamentation onto a ceramic body, cemented in place with slip. The clays used for sprigging may be in a contrasting colour to that of the body, but need to be of similar consistency for the pieces to adhere successfully during firing. Sprigging was developed by Thomas whieldon in the early 18thC, then taken u …...
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Taking small solid casts from moulds and fixing them to the surface of pots, usually of a different colour for contrast, as in Wedgwood Jasper ware.
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Embossed decoration on clay ware, usually press moulded shapes applied to the pot to give a raised decoration.
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