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Spackling

Scope note

The rectifying of a defect in a plaster wall or mural painting by digging out the defective spot and filling it in with a plastic gesso, plaster of Paris, Keene's cement, or other similar material. AHMT

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053096

Broader Terms used

filling

Equivalent Terms used

spackled

Created

13yrs ago

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