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Furnishings > Chalkware

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Chalkware  

Definition

  • Ornaments and figures made in plaster of Paris to imitate more costly ceramic objects; popular in the United States 18th-19th cs.; first imported from Europe, subsequently made in the US; unglazed, painted by hand

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  • 114395

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-SQKXJ3WS-N

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