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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 1,598 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

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Pair of knives and case

Pair of knives and case

Maker(s)

Cutler: Unknown (Possibly)
Handle maker: Unknown (Possibly)
Case maker: Unknown (Possibly)

An image of Watch

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Unidentified Swiss maker (Probably)
Watchmaker: Prior, George

An image of Ring

Ring

Maker(s)

Designer: Wilson, Henry

An image of Snuff box

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Frame

Frame for a Triptych

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Snuff bottle

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Locket

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

An image of Inkwell

Inkwell

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Plaque

St Louis

Maker(s)

Maker: Nouailher, Jean-Baptiste I (Probably)

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 Brooch

Portrait miniature of George IV as Prince Regent 1762-1830

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Bone, Henry Pierce

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)

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