Thursday, May 27, 2004

Cloisonn�

In the decorative arts, an enameling technique or any product of that technique, which consists of soldering to a metal surface delicate metal strips bent to the outline of a design and filling the resulting cellular spaces, called cloisons (French: �partitions,� or �compartments�), with vitreous enamel paste. The object then is fired, ground smooth, and polished. Sometimes

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