Plaster
This article is about the type of building material and "plaster of Paris". For other uses, see Plaster (disambiguation). Early 19th Century plasterer at work - painting by John Cranch (1751–1821) Elaborate stucco (plaster) reliefs decorating the Chateau de Fontainebleau were hugely influential in Northern Mannerism. There is a plaster low-relief decorative frieze above. Clay plastered ceiling defying gravity with the help of straw and manure. Economy Landmark, 1827 Modern tools for plastering Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements. [1] In English "plaster" usually means a material used for the interiors of buildings, while "render" commonly refers to external applications. [2] Another imprecise term used for the material is stucco, which is also often used for plasterwork that is worked in some way to produce relief decorat...