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 1,598 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

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Snuff box

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Frame

Frame for a Triptych

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Snuff bottle

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Locket

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

An image of Inkwell

Inkwell

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Plaque

Christ Driving the Moneylenders from the Temple

Maker(s)

Enameller: Ydieux, Martial
Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht (After)

An image of Plaque

Aurora and Cephalus and Venus and Adonis

Maker(s)

Maker: Laudin, Nicolas I (Possibly)
Maker: Laudin, Noël (Probably)
Printmaker: Tempesta, Antonio

An image of Plaque

St Louis

Maker(s)

Maker: Nouailher, Jean-Baptiste I (Probably)

An image of Plaque

St Elizabeth giving Alms to a Beggar

Maker(s)

Maker: Nouailher, Pierre, l'aisné (Probably)
Maker: Nouailher, Pierre, II

An image of Plaque

The Last Supper

Maker(s)

Enameller: Ydieux, Martial (Probably)
Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht (After)

Unknown Lady

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Barbette, Josias

An image of Brooch

Portrait miniature of George IV as Prince Regent 1762-1830

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Bone, Henry Pierce

An image of Figure

Baker's boy

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Artist: Bouchardon, Edme (After)
Engraver: Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe,

An image of Figure

A knife seller

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Reinicke, Peter (Possibly)
Modeller: Kändler, Johann Joachim (Probably)

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