单词 | vernis martin |
释义 | vernis martinn. A lacquer or varnish used in the eighteenth century by the French brothers Étienne, Guillaume, Julien, and Robert Martin and their contemporaries on a range of furniture, ornaments, etc., to imitate East Asian lacquer. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > japanning and varnishing > [noun] > japan or lacquer maki-e1616 Japan1688 lacquer1697 urushi1727 japanningc1817 vernis martin1877 nashiji1880 1877 C. Schreiber Jrnl. (1911) II. 18 Some curious boards for the game of Loto [sic], done in Vernis Martin. 1883 J. W. Mollett Illustr. Dict. Art & Archæol. 337/1 Vernis-Martin work, a Japanese style of painting and enamelling on furniture, carriages, and small objects. 1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. xvi. 163 That polish of the world which is not exactly vernis-Martin for transparency. 1911 Louisa of Tuscany My Own Story vi. 87 It was a magnificent historical vehicle painted in vernis Martin. 1942 Burlington Mag. Apr. 104/2 A fine collection of small boxes—vernis martin, ivory, etc.,..will be sold in May. 1963 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Mar. 192/4 A fine example of a ‘Vernis Martin’ binding of c. 1800. 1978 Country Life 8 June (Suppl.) 97/3 French vernis martin snuff-box, c. 1780. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1877 |
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