Slipware is a type of pottery identified by its primary decorating process where slip was placed onto the leather-hard clay body surface by dipping, painting or splashing. Slip is an aqueous suspension of a clay body, which is a mixture of clays and other minerals such as quartz, feldspar and mica. A coating of white or coloured slip, known as an ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipware
pottery that has been treated, in one way or another, with semiliquid clay, or slip, sometimes called barbotine. Originally, defects of body colour ... [5 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/109