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Polishing

This term has 179 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053867

Broader Terms used

finishing (process)

Term used for

buffing

Equivalent Terms used

polished

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown
Case maker: Unknown

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Maker(s)

Maker: Meredith, John

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Maker(s)

Maker: Norton, Eardley
Maker: Unknown

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Maker(s)

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

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Maker(s)

Maker: Roskell, Robert
Case maker: Unidentified

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Maker(s)

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

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Maker(s)

Maker: Boucher, Marc

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Maker(s)

Maker: Gout, Ralph

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Maker(s)

Maker: Wurm, Carl

Inro

Maker(s)

Unknown (School of)

Fuchi-Kashira

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Maker(s)

Watchmaker: Holmes, John
Case maker: Penny, John (Possibly)

St John the Baptist

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Sansovino, Jacopo (Jacopo d'Antonio Tatti) (In the style of)
Founder: Unknown (Uncertain)

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