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Decoration and Design Slipware One of the most common ways to decorate redware pottery was the application of a liquid clay or “slip” design. Slip could be applied with a brush or with a special device known as a “slip cup.” Common slip patterns included simple curving lines and shapes as well as more elaborate representations of birds, names, flowers, and phrases. The designs on this plate are typical of American redware. Coggled Edges Another common form of redware decoration is the addition of “coggled” or serrated edges. Running a coggling wheel along the rims of plates and platters before they were fired created the distinctive notched features— a bit similar to a the shape of a pie crust. The edges of the plate pictured at right are clearly coggled. Slab Construction In drape-molded construction, a piece of clay was rolled out to the desired thickness, then laid over a “bat” (or form) to dry. When the clay could hold its form, glazing, slip decoration, and a coggled rim were added before firing the piece in the kiln. This serving platter was made using the slab construction process.