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• porcelain enamelling — ▪ industrial process also called  Vitreous Enamelling,         process of fusing a thin layer of glass (glassware) to a metal object to prevent corrosion and enhance its beauty. Porcelain enamelled iron is used extensively for such articles as… …   Universalium

• metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …   Universalium

• interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …   Universalium

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

• 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

• glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction       any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… …   Universalium

• Metalwork —     Metalwork in the Service of the Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Metalwork in the Service of the Church          From the earliest days the Church has employed utensils and vessels of metal in its liturgical ceremonies …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Kitchen utensil — An exhibit of a batterie de cuisine, from the beginning of the 20th century, at the Musée Cernuschi in Paris …   Wikipedia

• Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …   Universalium

• Metals conservation — The bronze apoxyomenos, ,dated between 1st and 2nd century BC,found and recovered from Adriatic sea near small island Vele Oryule,near island Loshiny, example of archaeological metals conservation, Croatia Metals conservation, or more precisely… …   Wikipedia

• Art Nouveau — Staircase of the Maison Atelier of Victor Horta. This building is one of four Horta designed town houses in Brussels that are together recognised by UNESCO as representing the highest expression of the influential Art Nouveau style in art and… …   Wikipedia