pâte-sur-pâte

English

Etymology

French pâte-sur-pâte (literally “paste on paste”)

Noun

pâte-sur-pâte (uncountable)

1. (art) A method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of slip (liquid clay) with a brush, and then carving it to produce fine detail, before the piece is fired.