Ceramic - Pottery Dictionary

by Susan Mussi

ALBANY SLIP

ca: ARGILA D'ALBANY

es: ARCILLA DE ALBANY

Albany slip is clay that comes from the Hudson River near Albany. It has sufficient fluxes to melt and function as a glaze alumina (Al² O³), an ingredient found in all clays and glazes. Its function is to give greater strength and higher firing temperatures to the body and glaze.