单词 | plique à jour |
释义 | plique à journ. Enamelling. A technique in which small areas of translucent enamel are fused into the spaces of a wire framework to give an effect similar to stained glass. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > enamelling > [noun] > type of enamelling champlevé1856 sunk enamel1882 basse-taille1899 plique à jour1899 impasto1903 minakari1970 1878 J. H. Pollen Anc. & Mod. Gold & Silver Work p. clxii French writers give this kind of [transparent] enamel the name of ‘plite’ or ‘plique à jour’.] 1899 H. Cunynghame Art-enamelling iv. 95 By plique-à-jour we mean filigree-work executed in gold or silver, and filled up with transparent enamels. 1959 Times 9 Feb. 10/5 Her work in cloisonné, plique-à-jour and champlevé won medals and certificates in several countries. 1973 Country Life 26 July 250/2 A gold filigree cup with a band of enamel in the exacting technique of plique-à-jour. 1993 Antique Dealer Aug. 28/1 I loved a pair of Japanese style porcelain vases, delicately pierced with an intricate pattern and filled with transparent enamel in the manner of plique à jour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899 |
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