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Enamelling

Scope note

The process of applying a vitreous glaze to metal or pottery objects and then fusing it to a smooth, hard surface in a kiln or furnace. QCKAIE

This term has 634 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053773

Broader Terms used

coating (process)

Narrower Terms used

basse-taille
champlevé
cloisonné
copper enameling
counter-enameling
en ronde bosse
enlevage
plique-à-jour enamels

Equivalent Terms used

enameled
enamelled

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Snuff bottle

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

An image of Frame

Frame for a Triptych

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Snuff bottle

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

An image of Plaque

Christ Driving the Moneylenders from the Temple

Maker(s)

Enameller: Ydieux, Martial
Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht (After)

An image of Plaque

Aurora and Cephalus and Venus and Adonis

Maker(s)

Maker: Laudin, Nicolas I (Possibly)
Maker: Laudin, Noël (Probably)
Printmaker: Tempesta, Antonio

An image of Plaque

St Louis

Maker(s)

Maker: Nouailher, Jean-Baptiste I (Probably)

An image of Plaque

St Elizabeth giving Alms to a Beggar

Maker(s)

Maker: Nouailher, Pierre, l'aisné (Probably)
Maker: Nouailher, Pierre, II

An image of Plaque

The Last Supper

Maker(s)

Enameller: Ydieux, Martial (Probably)
Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht (After)

An image of Jug and cover

Famille rose jar and cover

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Jug

Jug

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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