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POCHOIR METAL [3 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metal stencil
1, record 1, English, metal%20stencil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
metal stencil: an item in the "Metalworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - metal%20stencil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pochoir en métal
1, record 1, French, pochoir%20en%20m%C3%A9tal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pochoir en métal : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement du travail des métaux» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - pochoir%20en%20m%C3%A9tal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-03-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Silk-Screen Printing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pochoir
1, record 2, English, pochoir
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stencil process for making colored prints or adding color to a printed key illustration. 2, record 2, English, - pochoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pochoir is the French name for a hand-coloured illustration process used as long ago as the early 15th century. This costly hand work process has for the most part been supplanted by the (screen) stencil process. 3, record 2, English, - pochoir
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sérigraphie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pochoir
1, record 2, French, pochoir
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé manuel de reproduction d’œuvres graphiques en couleurs au moyen de feuilles de carton ou de métal découpées à la forme d’un dessin : le pochoir; celui-ci est appliqué sur le dessin à colorier, dont le contour est imprimé, et le coloriste enduit de couleur, avec une brosse, la surface délimitée par le découpe. 2, record 2, French, - pochoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De nos jours, on utilise surtout la sérigraphie, procédé d’impression dérivé du pochoir. 3, record 2, French, - pochoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «pochoir/stencil». 3, record 2, French, - pochoir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-10-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Silk-Screen Printing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- printing frame 1, record 3, English, printing%20frame
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- silk screen 2, record 3, English, silk%20screen
- frame 3, record 3, English, frame
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The frame, usually of wood, upon which the screen fabric is stretched. 1, record 3, English, - printing%20frame
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The function of the frame is to act as a support on which to stretch the silk and to serve as a reservoir for paint. 3, record 3, English, - printing%20frame
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sérigraphie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- écran de soie
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9cran%20de%20soie
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- écran 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9cran
masculine noun
- tamis 2, record 3, French, tamis
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce de soie à bluter tendue sur un cadre, constituant la forme d’impression de la sérigraphie. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9cran%20de%20soie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pochoir utilisé en sérigraphie se nomme «écran» ou «tamis». Il est constitué par un cadre de bois ou de métal sur lequel est tendu le tissu. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9cran%20de%20soie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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