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Slip casting

Scope note

The process of forming clayware by pouring slip into plaster molds. W

This term has 406 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053907

Broader Terms used

<pottery forming techniques>

Term used for

casting, slip

Equivalent Terms used

slip cast
slip-cast

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Apollo

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Delpech, C.

General Havelock

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Unidentified

Unknown man

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Worcester Porcelain Factory (Possibly)
Modeller: Kirk, William Boynton

Wilson

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Unknown

John Milton (1608-c.74)

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Unknown

Apollo

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Delpech, C.
Distributor: Art Union of London

Nicholas Wood (1796-1865)

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Minton

Beatrice

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Copeland
Sculptor: Papworth, Edgar

Summer or Autumn

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Copeland
Sculptor: Hale, Owen

Ancient Warrior

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Unknown

Unknown man

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Unknown

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