I also call them Ghosts.
But my background was originally in architectural history and that's
what we call the old painted advertisements on the side of buildings.
Sean M.A. Doyle
Historic Resources Specialist
SWCA Environmental Consultants
295 Interlocken Blvd. Suite 300
Broomfield, CO. 80021
303-487-1183 x.149
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Susan Walter
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 3:16 PM
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Subject: invisible designs
Hi All,
As a matter of curiosity, do you have a term for when the overglaze
designs have worn off and you can only see them by angling the piece in
the light?
I call them ghosts.
S. WAlter