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Does anyone know what this is and how it relates to ceramics?  I got it in a box of free glazes from a local second hand art supply store.  I've spent hours googling it and haven't come up with anything relating to ceramics or glazing.  Any thoughts?

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Is it ceramic, or is it glass?

 

For some reason, it makes me think of glass pate du verre. This is kind of compounded by the fact that a Google search for French paste comes up with a lot of glass jewelry.

The Pate sur pate is slip.

 

Pâte-sur-pâte
Pâte-sur-pâte is a French term meaning "paste on paste". It is a method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of white slip (liquid clay) with a brush. The effect is somewhat similar to other types of relief decoration such as Jasperware, but as a mould is not normally used, the artist is able to achieve translucency.
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