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be colored, which presents the appearance of a thimble
surface. A mould made from the pitted model, of course,
carries the reverse impressions, or points. The rough or
pointed surface of the interior of the mould is covered
with a blue slip by means of a camel's-hair brush. Then
the mould is set up and white slip poured in, as is usual
in casting. The white slip attracts the blue and takes it

71.-ENNINGTON PARIAN. EliLE IT'FED GROUND.

from the slip-painted sides of the mould. A group of
Bennington blue and white parian is here figured, con-
sisting of pitchers, a vase, and cane handle (Ill. 71).
The blue ground varies in different pieces from a light
to a cark shade, t                      te raised deo ions -being purq
white.  The uncolored parians were generally of
grayish white color and more refined and marble-like in