Marquetry

Scope note

Use for the technique in which small pieces of wood or other materials are overlaid or inlaid onto another wood surface to form a decorative veneer.

This term has 11 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053853

Broader Terms used

<surface covering processes and techniques>

Narrower Terms used

parquetry
intarsia
boulle work

Term used for

inlay, wood
wood inlay

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Embroidery frame

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

An image of Dagger

Copper alloy dagger

Tea caddy

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Table

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Commode

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

An image of Clock

Longcase equation and astronomical clock

Maker(s)

Maker: Tompion, Thomas
Case maker: Braem, Jasper (Probably)

Games table

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Table

Maker(s)

Maker: Roentgen, David
Pillement, Jean-Baptiste (After)

An image of Cabinet

Cabinet

Maker(s)

Maker: Gole, Pierre (Possibly)

Table

Maker(s)

Production: Collinson and Lock
Designer: Webb, Stephen

An image of Commode

Commode with drawers

Maker(s)

Maker: Langlois, Pierre
Mount maker: Jean, Dominique (Probably)

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