Chipping

Chipping is the separation of small pieces from the object (AAT 2004).

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Imageof how chipping affects ceramics.

Related Terms

crack; flaking; loss

Synonyms in English

flake, crack

Translation

English	chipping
French	epaufrure
Spanish	desportillado
Portuguese
Italian
German
Russian
Arabic
Dutch	bikken, gebikt
Chinese (Traditional)	缺角

Discussion

Chipping takes place when a piece of an object has come off with a rather sharp/pointed edge. These chips are often caused by cracking that connects several parts of the object's surface together to the point that there is nothing holding the chip to the object.

Chipping can take place in almost any type of object, however common ones are glass, wood, masonry, or other harder substances. Chipping can often be seen in areas of high compression on stone blocks, including the tops and bases of columns (Vergès-Belmin 2008).

References

Chipping. 2004. Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online. Getty Research Institute. http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=chipping&logic=AND&note=&english=N&prev_page=1&subjectid=300053752 (accessed March 22, 2015).

Vergès-Belmin, V., ed. 2008. Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns. English-French ed., Monuments & Sites no. 15. Paris: ICOMOS and (ISCS) International Scientific Committee for Stone. http://www.icomos.org/publications/monuments_and_sites/15/pdf/Monuments_and_Sites_15_ISCS_Glossary_Stone.pdf

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