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  Slip 
  decoration. 
  A 
  slip 
  of 
  coloring 
  material 
  is 
  sometimes 
  applied 
  

   to 
  the 
  tile 
  either 
  in 
  its 
  burned 
  or 
  unbiirned 
  condition. 
  The 
  latter 
  

   can 
  be 
  done 
  in 
  all 
  cases 
  but 
  the 
  former 
  only 
  in 
  certain 
  ones; 
  its 
  use 
  

   on 
  dry 
  pressed 
  green 
  tiles 
  being 
  among 
  the 
  impossibilities. 
  Before 
  

   slipping 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  tile, 
  it 
  is 
  cleaned 
  with 
  a 
  brush 
  or 
  blower; 
  

   then 
  it 
  is 
  dipped 
  into 
  the 
  slip. 
  The 
  water 
  of 
  the 
  latter 
  is 
  absorbed, 
  

   while 
  the 
  insoluble 
  constituents 
  remain 
  as 
  a 
  thin 
  coating 
  on 
  the 
  

   surface 
  of 
  the 
  tile. 
  If 
  the 
  glaze 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  extremely 
  thin, 
  it 
  is 
  some- 
  

   times 
  sprayed 
  on, 
  as 
  is 
  done 
  in 
  the 
  case 
  of 
  terra 
  cotta. 
  The 
  slip 
  is 
  

   best 
  applied 
  with 
  a 
  brush 
  in 
  the 
  case 
  of 
  raised 
  surfaces 
  or 
  where 
  each 
  

   color 
  occupies 
  only 
  a 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  tile. 
  

  

  The 
  usual 
  method 
  of 
  decorating 
  encaustic 
  tile 
  has 
  already 
  been 
  

   mentioned 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  the 
  molding 
  process. 
  A 
  second 
  

   method 
  is 
  to 
  pour 
  the 
  powdered 
  clay 
  for 
  the 
  different 
  colors 
  into 
  

   depressions 
  stamped 
  in 
  the 
  face 
  of 
  the 
  tile; 
  while 
  a 
  third 
  consists 
  

   in 
  painting 
  the 
  design 
  by 
  hand 
  on 
  the 
  surface, 
  or 
  printing 
  it 
  on. 
  

   The 
  painting 
  can 
  be 
  done 
  on 
  either 
  the 
  glazed 
  or 
  unglazed 
  tile, 
  

   while 
  the 
  printing 
  can 
  be 
  impressed 
  only 
  on 
  the 
  burned 
  material^ 
  

   either 
  under 
  or 
  over 
  the 
  glaze. 
  

  

  Painting 
  can 
  be 
  done 
  either 
  on 
  the 
  green 
  tile 
  or 
  on 
  the 
  burned 
  

   ware 
  either 
  before 
  or 
  after 
  glazing. 
  

  

  Painting 
  the 
  green 
  tile. 
  The 
  color 
  is 
  applied 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  a 
  

   brush, 
  the 
  portion 
  to 
  be 
  colored 
  being 
  outlined 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  a 
  lead 
  

   pencil 
  if 
  the 
  tile 
  is 
  flat, 
  but 
  with 
  a 
  relief 
  - 
  surf 
  ace 
  this 
  is 
  not 
  neces- 
  

   sary. 
  The 
  design 
  may 
  also 
  sometimes 
  be 
  painted 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  a 
  

   stencil. 
  

  

  If 
  several 
  colors 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  applied, 
  great 
  care 
  should 
  be 
  taken 
  that 
  

   the 
  different 
  ones 
  shall 
  not 
  overlap. 
  The 
  color, 
  instead 
  of 
  being 
  

   applied 
  with 
  a 
  brush, 
  is 
  sometimes 
  poured 
  on. 
  The 
  painting 
  on 
  the 
  

   unbumed 
  glazed 
  tile 
  is 
  done 
  in 
  a 
  similar 
  way. 
  

  

  If 
  the 
  design 
  which 
  is 
  being 
  painted 
  on 
  the 
  tiles 
  is 
  very 
  large, 
  

   it 
  is 
  essential 
  that 
  the 
  tiles 
  shall 
  be 
  placed 
  together 
  in 
  order 
  that 
  

   the 
  lines 
  of 
  color 
  on 
  adjoining 
  tiles 
  may 
  fit 
  together. 
  

  

  Painting 
  on 
  the 
  burned 
  tile. 
  This 
  can 
  be 
  either 
  over 
  or 
  under 
  

   glaze. 
  In 
  the 
  latter 
  case 
  of 
  course 
  the 
  glaze 
  mu^t 
  be 
  transparent; 
  

  

  