Enamel

Scope note

A usually opaque, vitreous coating, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, clay, soda, and borax, applied by fusion to surfaces especially of metal, ceramic, or glass; has a glossy appearance upon hardening.

This term has 1,594 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Technique
Object category
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300014910

Broader Terms used

<coating by composition or origin>

Narrower Terms used

baked enamel
japan (enamel)
porcelain enamel

Equivalent Terms used

enamels
enamels (coatings)

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Teapot

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Yorkshire Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery (Possibly)

Teapot

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Unidentified Yorkshire Pottery

Part Tea Service, comprising a teapot, milk jug, and three cups and saucers

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Unidentified Yorkshire Pottery (Possibly)

Plate

Turkish man

Maker(s)

Factory: Fulda Porcelain Factory

Coffee pot

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory

Coffee pot

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory

Beaker (drinking vessel)

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Man seated at a Table

Maker(s)

Factory: Ludwigsburg Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Sonnenschein, Johann Valentin

An image of Etui

Etui

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Etui

Etui

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Table clock

Table clock

Maker(s)

Clockmaker: Jolie, Julien
Case maker: Saint-Germain, Jean-Joseph de

An image of Figure

Thetis

Maker(s)

Factory: Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Linck, Franz Conrad

An image of Figure

Asia from a set of Continents

Maker(s)

Factory: Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Auliczek the Elder, Dominikus Jacob

An image of Figure

Cheesemonger

Maker(s)

Factory: Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Bustelli, Franz Anton

Japanese Lady with Parasol

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Kändler, Johann Joachim

An image of Teapot

Teapot

Maker(s)

Factory: Greatbatch, William

Mansion House Dwarf

Maker(s)

Factory: Derby Porcelain Factory
Proprietor: William Duesbury & Co.
Printmaker: Callot, Jacques (After)

Tea bowl

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Engraver: Hancock, Robert (Design)
Engraver: Elliott, William (Engraved by)
Painter: Cochin, Charles Nicolas II (After)

Teapot

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Engraver: Hancock, Robert (Transfer-print)
Cochin, Charles Nicolas II (After)
Engraver: Elliott, William (Probably from)

Cupid seated with a Falcon

Maker(s)

Factory: Derby Porcelain Factory
Proprietor: William Duesbury & Co.

An image of Cup

Cup

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified English factory

Teapot stand

Maker(s)

Factory: New Hall Porcelain Factory

Plate

Maker(s)

Factory: New Hall Porcelain Factory

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