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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

Broader Terms used

<carving and carving techniques>

Narrower Terms used

reparure
glyptics

Equivalent Terms used

carvings
carved

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Gyokuho

Okimono

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Okimono

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Okimono

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Okimono

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Okimono

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

An image of Netsuke

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

An image of Netsuke

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

An image of Roundel plaque

Roundel plaque

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

An image of Netsuke

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

An image of Netsuke

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Snuff box

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

An image of Snuff box

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Snuff box

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

Figure

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Snuff box

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown
Production: Passe, Simon de (Style of)
Production: Belle, Simon Alexis (After)

An image of Mug

Mug

Maker(s)

Production: James Morley (Probably)

An image of Snuff box

Snuff box

Maker(s)

Maker: Obrisset, John (Possibly)

An image of Mug

Mug

Maker(s)

Production: James Morley

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