Piercing

Scope note

Puncturing or perforating, as to create a decorative pattern by removing small pieces of the material, usually metal; original technique done with a chisel but later with a small saw.

This term has 832 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

3000231153

Broader Terms used

<subtractive processes and techniques>

Equivalent Terms used

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Erwin, Edw.

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Vauche, Daniel
Case maker: Unknown

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Atkins, Robert
Case maker: Mounier, Peter
Case maker: Primat, Thomas
Artist: Ryland, William (After)

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Leyden, Thomas

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Vulliamy, Justin
Case maker: Hill, Thomas (watchmaker)

An image of Watch

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Duchêne

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Leroux, John
Case maker: Goujon, Peter

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Jefferys & Jones

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Watch

Maker(s)

Watchmaker: Hallifax, John
Case maker: Harvey, John (II) and Ann

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: North, Richard
Case maker: Oliver, Richard and Edwards, John

An image of Watch

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Seignior, Robert
Case maker: Delander, Nathaniel (Possibly)

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Vulliamy, Benjamin Lewis
Maker: Humbert, Frederick

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown
Case maker: Unknown

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Rensman, Gerrit
Williams, John (case maker)

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Meredith, John

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Norton, Eardley
Maker: Unknown

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Williamson (unidentified)
Case maker: Allen, Joseph (jnr.) (Probably)

Watch

Maker(s)

Watchmaker: Gide, Xavier (Possibly)
Case maker: Unidentified
Enameller: Anspach

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Boucher, Marc

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Haberl, Johann Paulus

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Gout, Ralph

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Wurm, Carl

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