A 19Th C. French Enamel And Ebonized Wood Jewelry
A 19Th C. French Enamel And Ebonized Wood Jewelry Casket. Mid 19Th Century, Of Rectangular Form, The Pagoda Style Canopy Supported By Gilt Metal Columns, All Sides Are Decorated With Hand-Painted Enamel Panels Depicting Scenes Of Courting Couples, Shepherds. The Hinged Doors At The Front Swing Open To Reveal Two Small Drawers, Similarly Decorated With Enameled Panels; The Case Is Raised On Applied Winged Paw Feet. 6.25 X 4 5/8 X 5.5 In. Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating. The word comes from the Latin vitreum, meaning "glass".Enamel can be used on metal, glass, ceramics, stone, or any material that will withstand the fusing temperature. In technical terms fired enamelware is an integrated layered composite of glass and another material (or more glass). The term "enamel" is most often restricted to work on metal, which is the subject of this article. Enamelled glass is also called "painted", and overglaze decoration to pottery is often called enamelling. A 19Th C. French Enamel And Ebonized Wood Jewelry Casket. Mid 19Th Century, Of Rectangular Form, The Pagoda Style Canopy Supported By Gilt Metal Columns, All Sides Are Decorated With Hand-Painted Enamel Panels Depicting Scenes Of Courting Couples, Shepherds. The Hinged Doors At The Front Swing Open To Reveal Two Small Drawers, Similarly Decorated With Enameled Panels; The Case Is Raised On Applied Winged Paw Feet. 6.25 X 4 5/8 X 5.5 In. Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating. The word comes from the Latin vitreum, meaning "glass".Enamel can be used on metal, glass, ceramics, stone, or any material that will withstand the fusing temperature. In technical terms fired enamelware is an integrated layered composite of glass and another material (or more glass). The term "enamel" is most often restricted to work on metal, which is the subject of this article. Enamelled glass is also called "painted", and overglaze decoration to pottery is often called enamelling.
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A 19Th C. French Enamel And Ebonized Wood Jewelry Casket. Mid 19Th Century, Of Rectangular Form, The Pagoda Style Canopy Supported By Gilt Metal Columns, All Sides Are Decorated With Hand-Painted Enamel Panels Depicting Scenes Of Courting Couples, Shepherds. The Hinged Doors At The Front Swing Open To Reveal Two Small Drawers, Similarly Decorated With Enameled Panels; The Case Is Raised On Applied Winged Paw Feet. 6.25 X 4 5/8 X 5.5 In. Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating. The word comes from the Latin vitreum, meaning "glass".Enamel can be used on metal, glass, ceramics, stone, or any material that will withstand the fusing temperature. In technical terms fired enamelware is an integrated layered composite of glass and another material (or more glass). The term "enamel" is most often restricted to work on metal, which is the subject of this article. Enamelled glass is also called "painted", and overglaze decoration to pottery is often called enamelling. A 19Th C. French Enamel And Ebonized Wood Jewelry Casket. Mid 19Th Century, Of Rectangular Form, The Pagoda Style Canopy Supported By Gilt Metal Columns, All Sides Are Decorated With Hand-Painted Enamel Panels Depicting Scenes Of Courting Couples, Shepherds. The Hinged Doors At The Front Swing Open To Reveal Two Small Drawers, Similarly Decorated With Enameled Panels; The Case Is Raised On Applied Winged Paw Feet. 6.25 X 4 5/8 X 5.5 In. Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating. The word comes from the Latin vitreum, meaning "glass".Enamel can be used on metal, glass, ceramics, stone, or any material that will withstand the fusing temperature. In technical terms fired enamelware is an integrated layered composite of glass and another material (or more glass). The term "enamel" is most often restricted to work on metal, which is the subject of this article. Enamelled glass is also called "painted", and overglaze decoration to pottery is often called enamelling.
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