Sgraffito Terracotta Wall Plate by Robert Langley
Robert Langley (Australian, b. 1929), Decorative Wall Plate, wheel-thrown terracotta, sgraffito decoration depicting a head with a long beard and a fish over a boat on the sea, partially glazed blue and green, artist's signature to reverse, hanging system attached, diameter 12.40 in. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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- Terracotta - Terracotta is lightly fired earthenware, red or reddish-brown in colour, used in ancient times. Fired at higher temperatures terracotta was used in the nineteenth century for decorative vases and similar objects, but rarely for utilitarian goods. Other uses for terracotta include roofing tiles, garden pots and ornaments. Glazed terracotta is known as faience.
- Sgraffito - In ceramics, sgraffito is a scratched or incised decoration through the slip, applied to the body of the object before glazing, to reveal the colour of the body underneath.
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