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Enamel > Champlevé

Preferred term

Champlevé  

Definition

  • Reserve for specific discussions of the technique. Enamel made by carving away troughs or cells in metal, leaving a raised line that forms the outline of the design; the enamel is laid in the cells, fired and then filed and polished [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Enamel, champleve

Notation

  • 118234

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-MPK551RB-G

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