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‖ verre églomisé|vɛr eglɔmize|
[Fr., f. verre (see verre) + eglomisé a. and n.]
Glass decorated with a layer of engraved gold (see quots. 1971, 1977).
1907E. Dillon Glass viii. 140 The variety of painted glass known in later times as verre églomisé. 1933Connoisseur XCII. 372/2 The term ‘verre églomisé’..has for long been applied to this work, in common with the art of painting under glass. 1941Burlington Mag. Feb. 59/1 The cabinet illustrated..and a pair of looking-glasses, with glass borders ornamented with verre églomisé decoration in scarlet and gold..were brought from Spain five or six years ago. 1967[see églomisé]. 1971Country Life 15 July 150/2 He was a native of Amsterdam and worked in verre églomisé—that is gold and silver leaf laid under glass and engraved with a pointed tool. It is a very ancient technique going back to Roman times, but its customary name is derived from that of a well-known 18th-century picture-frame maker named Glomy who employed the method extensively. 1977Fleming & Honour Penguin Dict. Decorative Arts 826/2 Verre églomisé, glass decorated on the back by unfired painting or, usually, by gilding... The painting or gilding is protected by another sheet of glass or by a coat of varnish or a layer of metal foil. |