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Embossing

Scope note

Producing raised letters or designs on a surface.

This term has 264 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053826

Narrower Terms used

gauffering
blind embossing

Equivalent Terms used

embossed

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

The Swing

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Le Blond, Abraham
Publisher: Le Blond & Co

Monteith

Maker(s)

Silversmith: BI or RI

Porringer

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Green, Richard

Chalice

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

Part of set with a ewer

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Rodrigues, João (Possibly)

Wine cup

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Hands & Son Silver

Bowl

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Ramsden & Carr
Silversmith: Ramsden, Omar
Silversmith: Carr, Alwyn

Bottle from cruet

Maker(s)

Silversmith: uncertain

Milk jug

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

One of a pair of silver coasters

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Tudor, Richard (Possibly)
Silversmith: Haines, Christopher (Possibly)

Race cup

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Bateman, Peter
Silversmith: Bateman, Ann

Jug

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Frechen pottery (Probably)
Silversmith: Unknown (Probably)

Gauntlets

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Uncertain)

Bracteate

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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