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What does slipware mean?

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Noun
  1. A type of pottery identified by its primary decorating process where slip is placed onto the dry surface by dipping, painting or splashing.
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Many of the dishes were served in Lebanese slipware bowls decorated with lovely brown and cream glazes.
He feels he is part of a community and sees his slipware in a historical continuum.
More than 500 potters were working here, producing decorated and plain moulded pottery, mostly in the unmistakable red slipware.
Its smooth shiny finish recalls the fine black slipware of ancient Etruria, while the globular body and pronounced lip recall Apulian geometric pottery.
A local historian will be on hand to appraise examples of the pottery's slipware pots and talk about the history of any pieces brought to her.
The Staffordshire potters were known for the excellence of their slipware, a kind of coarse earthenware decorated with a coloured clay and water mixture of creamlike consistency called slip.

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