Topic: ID help with acid-resist (?) technique

[Jay]

A recent find that somewhat mystifies me, but I know somebody here can help.
We've got several similar shaped bowls with a craquale finish but this should be distinctive!

It looks as if the pontil mark was ground out and then the decoration added to the flat object!

[Ivo]

the technique is called "glue chip" in English; the Boom factory in Belgium used it under the factory name of "dentelle" and I believe you can find a full technical description of it in the book on Boom.

[Jay]

That's great Ivo,

Thanks. It is mentioned a lot in the book, but the illustrations are simply not good enough to recognise it, Now I know!

I'm getting particularly interested in these 'chemical/mechanical' decorative finishes, and have also got several pieces of Amaril (Kristalunie), which I think are particularly great!!

[David602]

Tiffin's Jack Frost was a similar pattern.  Also, within the last ten years Badash Crystal produced a similar
surface treatment.