Enamel

Scope note

A usually opaque, vitreous coating, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, clay, soda, and borax, applied by fusion to surfaces especially of metal, ceramic, or glass; has a glossy appearance upon hardening.

This term has 1,594 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Technique
Object category
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300014910

Broader Terms used

<coating by composition or origin>

Narrower Terms used

baked enamel
japan (enamel)
porcelain enamel

Equivalent Terms used

enamels
enamels (coatings)

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Ciborium

Ciborium

Maker(s)

Workshop: Unknown

An image of Chalice

Chalice

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Petruccio Campagnini, Andrea (Probably)

An image of Teapot

Teapot

Maker(s)

Factory: Davenport

An image of Figure

Black Figure with a Sweetmeat Dish

Maker(s)

Factory: Du Paquier, Claudius Innocentius
Modeller: Eberlein, Johann Friedrich (After)

Cupid as a Doctor

Maker(s)

Factory: Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
Director: Hannong, Joseph Adam

Lovers representing Spring

Maker(s)

Factory: Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
Director: Hannong, Joseph Adam
Modeller: Lanz, Johann Wilhelm

Chinese Musician

Maker(s)

Factory: Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Lück, Karl Gottlieb

Coffee pot

Maker(s)

Factory: Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory

Artemisia mourning Mausolus

Maker(s)

Factory: Ludwigsburg Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Beyer, Johann Christian Wilhelm

Pedlar

Maker(s)

Factory: Imperial Porcelain Factory

A Philosopher, possibly Heraclitus

Maker(s)

Factory: Capodimonte Porcelain Factory

Bust of a Woman representing Spring

Maker(s)

Factory: Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Bustelli, Franz Anton

Woman Singing

Maker(s)

Factory: Ludwigsburg Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Beyer, Johann Christian Wilhelm

Jug

Maker(s)

Pottery: Cockpit Hill Pottery (Probably)

Dish

Maker(s)

Factory: Doccia Porcelain Factory

Sauce boat

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

Teapot

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory

Two-handled bowl

Maker(s)

Factory: Doccia Porcelain Factory

An image of Snuff box

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

The Rape of Helen

Maker(s)

Factory: Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Lanz, Johann Wilhelm

An image of Tureen

Tureen

Maker(s)

Factory: Cozzi Porcelain Factory

Jug

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Unidentified Yorkshire Pottery (Possibly)

Tea bowl and saucer

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Unidentified Yorkshire Pottery (Possibly)

Tea bowl and saucer

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