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Carving

Scope note

The act of shaping wood, stone, or another material by cutting or incising.

This term has 1,660 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300053149

Narrower Terms used

reparure
glyptics

Equivalent Terms used

carvings
carved

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Venus Verticordia

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Gibson, John
Commissioned: Neeld, Joseph

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Ornament

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Spoon

Maker(s)

Metal worker: Unknown
Carver: Unknown

Spoon

Maker(s)

Metal worker: Unknown
Carver: Unknown

Snuff bottle

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

St Genevieve

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Virgin and Child

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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