Scagliola - Imitation marble and granite plasterwork consisting of ground gypsum and glue, coated with marble or granite dust.
Scagliola
An imitation marble made by the plasterer; composed of a combination of Keene's cement, glue, isinglass, and coloring material; it takes a high durable polish.
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SCAGLIOLA
Composite substance of plaster formed by gypsum, sand and lime and coloured with pigments, fixed under heat and highly polished. Used to imitate marble and popular in the 17th and 18th centuries for architectural features.
SCHIST ...
slight, but before long it became the fashion to use a marble slab instead of a wooden top, which necessitated a somewhat more robust construction; here again there was a field for imitation, and marble was sometimes replaced by scagliola.
Also popular are multicolored floors of scagliola, a cheaper composition of plaster and marble chips made to resemble marble.
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 See also: Home, Wainscot, Neoclassical, Iron, Moving
  
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