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Preferred term

Plique-à-jour  

Definition

  • Process similar to Cloisonné (q.v.), in which a design is outlined in metal and filled in with colored enamels, but with no backing behind the enamel, so that the effect is similar to stained glass; used in jewelry, metalwork, porcelain

Entry terms

  • PLIQUE A JOUR

Notation

  • 112976

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-C55M26PC-3

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