scagliola
noun
sca·glio·la
skal-ˈyō-lə 
-ˈyȯ-
often attributive
: an imitation marble used for floors, columns, and ornamental interior work
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The National Park Service defines scagliola as imitation marble patterns on a plaster surface.
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Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2022
Explore the history and beauty of Florentine scagliola through this virtual exhibit.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2020
The Italian region of Emilia-Romagna has the oldest scagliola antiquities in all of Italy, which makes sense given the prominence of selenite in the Modena and Reggio Emilia Apennines.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2020
The cocktail table has a 19th-century Italian scagliola top, the walls are in a Gancedo cotton, and the 17th-century paintings depict Philip IV (left) and Charles II of Spain.
—Whitney Robinson, ELLE Decor, 5 Sep. 2018
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Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2022
Explore the history and beauty of Florentine scagliola through this virtual exhibit.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2020
The Italian region of Emilia-Romagna has the oldest scagliola antiquities in all of Italy, which makes sense given the prominence of selenite in the Modena and Reggio Emilia Apennines.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2020
The cocktail table has a 19th-century Italian scagliola top, the walls are in a Gancedo cotton, and the 17th-century paintings depict Philip IV (left) and Charles II of Spain.
—Whitney Robinson, ELLE Decor, 5 Sep. 2018
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“Scagliola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scagliola. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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