American plique-a-jour enameling.

From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: December 1, 1996| Author: Zapata, Janet | Copyright information

Plique-a-jour is an enameling technique wherein openings on metals are filled with liquid enamel that, when fired, becomes translucent and gives the effect of stained-glass. It was popularly used by American jewelers in the early 1890s to create outstanding jewelry and silverware.

Enameling on metals dates to the fourth century B.C., when Greek goldsmiths adorned jewelry with cloisonne enameling.(1) However, plique-a-jour, the ultimate enameling technique, was not known until the t...

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