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Battersea enamelware — Painted enamelware made by Stephen Theodore Janssen at York House in London s Battersea district from 1753 to 1756. The ware is composed of soft white enamel over a copper ground. The designs were applied by hand painting or by transfer printing … Universalium
Battersea Shield — Externalimage align=right width=300px http://www.brigantesnation.com/Guide/Artifacts/Military/Shields/BatterseaShield350 50BCbritMus.jpgPhoto of the shield] (uncommented) [http://www.brigantesnation.com/Guide/Artifacts/Military/Military.htm] http … Wikipedia
Vitreous enamel — In a discussion of material science, enamel (or vitreous enamel or porcelain enamel in U.S. English) is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows … Wikipedia
Bristol blue glass — has been made in Bristol, England since the 17th century. History During the late 1700s Richard Champion, a Bristol merchant and potter, making porcelain, was working with a chemist, William Cookworthy. [cite web… … Wikipedia
Bow porcelain factory — The Bow porcelain factory (active ca 1747 1764, closed 1776) was an emulative rival of the Chelsea porcelain factory in the manufacture of early soft paste porcelain in Great Britain. The factory was located near Bow, London. Designs imitated… … Wikipedia
enamelwork — e·nam·el·work (ĭ nămʹəl wûrk ) n. 1. Decorative work done in enamel. 2. Enamelware. * * * Metal objects decorated with an opaque glaze fused to the surface by intense heat. The resulting surface is hard and durable and can be brilliantly… … Universalium
Chelsea Bridge — This article is about the bridge in West London. For the Billy Strayhorn jazz standard, see Chelsea Bridge (song). Chelsea Bridge Carries A3216 road … Wikipedia
Champlevé — High quality Mosan 12th century armlet, somewhat damaged, so showing the carved recesses for the enamel Champlevé is an enamelling technique in the decorative arts, or an object made by that process, in which troughs or cells are carved or cast… … Wikipedia
Swastika — This article is about the symbol. For the town, see Swastika, Ontario. The counter clock swastika to evoke shakti in the decorative Hindu form … Wikipedia
transfer printing — method of decorating pottery by using an inked, engraved copperplate to make a print on paper that, while still wet, is pressed against a glazed pottery surface, leaving behind an impression, or transfer, of the engraving. Sometimes these… … Universalium
