Enameling An exacting combination of art chemistry and

Enameling “An exacting combination of art, chemistry, and risk. ” Gillie Hoyte Byrom

Enameling : A Brief History • Enameling is one of the oldest arts in the history of man. • In European countries, the art of enameling has been recognized much longer than it has here in America. • If you mention the word enamel to most Americans, what might they think of ?

Enameling : A Brief History Cloisonné - enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground. lidded copper-body cloisonné enamel vase with a dragon motif from the collection of the V&A. Probably from Nagoya, it is dated to 1880 -1890 (museum no. M. 205 -1917). "Earth Beneath Our Feet, Texas Horizon #1 by Harlan W. Butt , 2006

Enameling : A Brief History Champlevé - enameling technique in which enamel is fused onto the incised or hollowed areas of a metal base. Vase, 3 rd century Provincial Roman Metropolitan Museum of Art Pam East

Enameling : A Brief History Limoges - enamel ware in which the enamel is applied to the whole surface of a metal plaque or vessel and painted in enamel colors. Lady Russell , 1783 William Russel Birch Lily Flower, Glenna Fleiner

Enameling : A Brief History Basse Taille – a technique in which transparent enamels are fused over a background carved or imprinted in low relief. Notebook Cover, circa 1900. Attributed to the House of Peter Carl Fabergé, Taft Museum of Art Cincinnati, Ohio. Melissa Rigby

Enameling : A Brief History Plique-a-jour – a technique in which unbacked wirework is filled with transparent enamel, resulting in a stained-glass effect. Art Nouveau pin, Levinger & Bissinger, Circa 1900 Wave/Break, Fay Rooke, 1994