Annual report of the Regents . >.M X3 ffi fto o CO 03. 41 oi CLAYS OF NEW YORK 815 tracing the figure with a dull point and some coloring matter, whichremains in the depressions of the design. Yellow ware is frequentlyornamented with bands of various colors. In majolica the coloring materials are mixed directly with theglaze. It is the decoration of white earthenware and china, however,that calls forth the ingenuity and skill of the potter. White waresmay be decorated either over the glaze or under it. In the formerthe decoration is applied after the glaze has been put on and fired;in the l
Annual report of the Regents . >.M X3 ffi fto o CO 03. 41 oi CLAYS OF NEW YORK 815 tracing the figure with a dull point and some coloring matter, whichremains in the depressions of the design. Yellow ware is frequentlyornamented with bands of various colors. In majolica the coloring materials are mixed directly with theglaze. It is the decoration of white earthenware and china, however,that calls forth the ingenuity and skill of the potter. White waresmay be decorated either over the glaze or under it. In the formerthe decoration is applied after the glaze has been put on and fired;in the latter the decoration is put on the biscuit ware, then fired,then the glaze applied and the ware fired again. The advantage of underglaze decoration is that it is more durable,the decoration being protected by the glaze, and oftentimes theeffect produced is prettier than when the colors are applied on theglaze. The number of colors which can be used in underglazedecoration is limited, as they have to withstand the effect of theheat required to fuse the g
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