Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

Placa de barro com engobe sob vidrado

English translation:

slab/tile with engobe overglaze/slab with overglaze engobe

Added to glossary by Nick Taylor
Sep 8, 2013 10:31
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Portuguese term

Placa de barro com engobe sob vidrado

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) Information on Decorative Tiles
Hi everyone! I'm translating information on tiles for an exhibition. This appears in the initial description on three different tiles. I'm just trying to get the correct terminology in English. Thanks for your help!

Azulejo Hexagonal Mogol
Multan(?), Paquistão; Século XVII, 2º quartel (?).
***Placa de barro com engobe sob vidrado***
16,5x14,5x2,5 cm.
Inv. RO-00061a, Museu Municipal de Faro/Câmara Municipal de Faro.
Proveniência: Convento de Santa Mónica, Velha Goa.
Change log

Sep 16, 2013 21:13: Nick Taylor Created KOG entry

Discussion

Nick Taylor Sep 8, 2013:
Keep the engobe :-) Definition: Engobe (noun) is very much like slip. The differentiating factor is that engobes are formulated using fritted material, which reduces shrinkage. Due to this change in components, engobes are used on pottery that has already been bisqued.

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slab/tile with engobe overglaze/slab with overglaze engobe

slab/tile with engobe overglaze/slab with overglaze engobe
Example sentence:

Definition: Engobe (noun) is very much like slip. The differentiating factor is that engobes are formulated using fritted material, which reduces shrinkage. Due to this change in components, engobes are used on pottery that has already been bisqued.

Peer comment(s):

agree Marlene Curtis
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thanks Marlene
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slip glazed clay plate (slab... plaque)

engobe vitrificado {substantivo}
Placa de barro com engobe sob vidrado => slip glazed clay plate (slab... plaque)


engobe vitrificado {m.}
slip glaze {substantivo}


Capítulo II - Teresita Hernández Fernández
www.eps.UFSC.br/disserta97/teresita/cap2.htm
Engobes: O engobe é uma mistura de argila com óxidos corantes e são utilizados para pintar ... As cores denominadas sob vidrado, desenhadas sobre biscoito, ..
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