Definition of champlevé in English:
champlevé
noun ʃɒ̃ˈləveɪˌʃam(p)ləˈveɪˌSHämpləˈvā
mass nounEnamelwork in which hollows made in a metal surface are filled with coloured enamels.
as modifier enamelling using the champlevé technique
Example sentencesExamples
- More recently, champlevé was achieved by acid etching into the metal.
- Some of the earliest examples of champlevé come from the Celtic period.
- The incursions of invading peoples drove the Celtic enamellers westwards to Ireland, where the art of champlevé enamelling enjoyed a late flowering.
- In order to master this living material requiring extremely delicate handling, Piaget has used the famous technique of champlevé enamelling.
- About half the applied decoration is champlevé enamel and a further third tinning, a thin coating of a tin-rich alloy covering some or all of the brooch's surface (often erroneously described as silvering).
Origin
French, from champ 'field' + levé 'raised'.