Tubelining

Tubelining is a technique of ceramic decoration. It involves squeezing a thin line of clay body through a nozzle onto the ware being decorated. An alternative term is "slip trailing".

tube-lined vase, dated 1957, by Jessie Tait

The skill takes time to acquire and it is associated with art pottery rather than mass production.

UK production

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Tubelining has been used by a number of firms in the Staffordshire Potteries.[1] In particular, the Moorcroft pottery continues to be well known for using tubelining as an integral feature of its designs.

USA production

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Vase produced by the Arequipa Pottery

Designers using tubelining included Frederick Hurten Rhead, who taught the technique at the Arequipa Pottery in California.

References

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  1. ^ Collections explorer Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine; the website of the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is a good resource for comparing the tubelining of Staffordshire firms.

See also

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