- due to W. Haidinger. Old
names for the
species are Glaserz,
silver-glance and
vitreous silver. A
related copper-rich
mineral occurring e.g. in Jalpa, Zacatecas...
-
Vitreous enamel, also
called porcelain enamel, is a
material made by
fusing powdered gl**** to a
substrate by firing,
usually between 750 and 850 °C (1...
- The Mérode Cup is a
medieval silver-gilt cup
decorated with
finely engraved birds,
fruit and vine leaves. It was made in
France in
Burgundy in
about 1400...
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Portions of a
window may be done in
grisaille using, for example,
silver stain or
vitreous paint,
while other sections are
coloured gl****.
Monochrome work...
- die struck, or cast into the
surface of a
metal object, and
filled with
vitreous enamel. The
piece is then
fired until the
enamel fuses, and when cooled...
-
separated by
metal strips or wire,
normally of gold. In
recent centuries,
vitreous enamel has been used, but
inlays of cut gemstones, gl**** and
other materials...
- or gl****
fused to steel) is the use of
porcelain enamel (also
known as
vitreous enamel) for industrial,
rather than artistic, applications.
Porcelain enamel...
- (1444) of Visitation; pot metal,
including white gl****,
black vitreous paint,
yellow silver stain, and olive-green enamel. The
plant patterns in the red...
- d’art in the
fields of the
decorative arts and metalwork,
porcelain and
vitreous enamel; figurines, plaquettes, and
engraved gems;
ivory carvings and semi-precious...
- been of
great interest to Europeans. The salt
cellar is made of gold,
vitreous enamel,
ebony and ivory. The gold is not cast in a mold, but
instead hammered...
