Use for the technique of decorating glass in which a painted, drawn, or gilded image is executed on the underside of the glass and backed with metal foil, usually gold or silver.
This term has 3 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Technique
Object category
300053833
back painting
back-painting
eglomise
engraving on glass, reverse
foil underengraving, glass
glass foil underengraving
glass underengraving
mirror painting (verre églomisé)
painting, back
painting, mirror (verre églomisé)
reverse engraving on glass
underengraving, glass
underengraving, glass foil
verre-églomisé
13yrs ago
Production: Unknown
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