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PLIQUE-A-JOUR ENAMELLING [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
DEF

An extension of the cloisonné enamelling method in which the enamels have no metal backing and are open to the light.

OBS

Plique-à-jour is a technique rarely practised because of its difficulty, and few examples of earlier work have survived owing to their fragility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
DEF

Technique issue de la méthode du cloisonné dans laquelle les émaux ne sont pas maintenus par un fond métallique et laissent passer la lumière.

OBS

Un noyau d'argile soutient provisoirement l'émail pendant la cuisson; on l'ôte après refroidissement.

Spanish

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