barbolan.
/bɑːˈbəʊlə/, U.S. /bɑrˈboʊlə/ In full barbola work, decorative work composed chiefly of flowers and fruit modelled in a plastic paste and coloured, used to embellish small articles of wood, glass, pulp, etc.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [noun] > work in specific medium
bonework1557
shell-work1611
rockwork1615
feather-work1665
quillwork1688
boss-work1697
ice work1729
wafer-work1789
filigree paper1800
feather-mosaic1843
cut paper1847
plumagery1854
leather-work1856
graffito1863
cuerda seca1911
papercraft1917
barbola1927
rosemaling1933
cuenca1939
penwork1969
1927 Daily Express 26 Sept. 5/5 Tiny porcelain-looking flowers..for the newest buttonholes..which are really a form of barbola work, are arranged in small round posies.
1928 Daily Express 22 Feb. 5/3 The latest designs in barbola work mirrors... The barbola or other wood-carving decoration is sparingly used—just a cluster of the painted raised flowers.
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