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‖ bianco sopra bianco|ˈbjanko ˈsopra ˈbjanko|
Also sopra bianco.
[It., lit. ‘white upon white’.]
A form of white decoration on white porcelain (see quots.). Also attrib.
1856O. Jones Grammar of Ornament xvii, Sopra-bianco was a painting in white upon a white-lead ground, with green or blue borders round the margin of the plate. 1870W. Chaffers Marks & Monogr. Pott. (ed. 3) 55 Sopra bianco, white upon white, palmette ornaments of opaque white enamel upon milky white ground. 1877A. Beckwith Majolica & Fayence 51 The work is notable for exquisite finish..Bianco sopra Bianco ornament was much used. 1896C. D. E. Fortnum Maiolica 273 A large plate..painted in blue relieved with white on a white ground; on the upright sides a diaper pattern in bianco sopra bianco. 1932W. Chaffers Marks & Monogr. Pott. (ed. 14) 873 A peculiarity to be noticed in the Bristol ware is a charming effect produced by painting part of the design in white opaque enamel on the white ground of greenish tint. This process has been called bianco sopra bianco. |