sgraffito
noun
sgraf·fi·to zgra-ˈfē-(ˌ)tō 
skra-
plural sgraffiti zgra-ˈfē-(ˌ)tē
skra-
1
: decoration by cutting away parts of a surface layer (as of plaster or clay) to expose a different colored ground compare graffito
2
: something (such as traditional Pennsylvania Dutch pottery) decorated with sgraffito
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The gowns of Richard and St. Edmund are done in sgraffito, their paint applied over gold and then partly scraped away. 
Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020 The earliest paintings were done in the sgraffito technique, where a light layer of plaster is applied over a darker one and then scraped off to create patterns with the color underneath (think large-scale scratch art). Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 23 July 2019 Etch a sketch: The village of Pontresina, in Switzerland’s Engadine Valley, is known for an unusual ornamentation on its buildings called sgraffito. National Geographic, 26 Mar. 2019
Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020 The earliest paintings were done in the sgraffito technique, where a light layer of plaster is applied over a darker one and then scraped off to create patterns with the color underneath (think large-scale scratch art). Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 23 July 2019 Etch a sketch: The village of Pontresina, in Switzerland’s Engadine Valley, is known for an unusual ornamentation on its buildings called sgraffito. National Geographic, 26 Mar. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Italian, from past participle of sgraffire to scratch, produce sgraffito
First Known Use
circa 1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1