Textile Fabrics; Fictile Ware Metal Work Furniture Printing and Painting with Glossary (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1879 Excerpt: ... GLOSSARY OF WORDS CONNECTION WITH THE DECORATIVE ARTS. Foreign words are freely used by dealers and collectors. It is necessary to state that all such words should be pronounced by the Continental method, this having been chosen for the Eastern as well as the European languages. A. Aiguiere, a vessel to contain water. Akai, Japanese red ware, made in Hizen. Amritsur, a place in Upper India, where imitation Cashmere shawls are made from Koork (q. v.). Apostle Spoon, a spoon the handle of which terminates with the figure of a Saint. Arita, see Imari. Astbury Pottery, after maker of that name. Aubergine, name given to a violet glaze. AvENTURiifo--AvENTDHiifE. or gold stone, imitated in Venetian glass, and in the Japanese lacquer called Nashi-ji. Awata Ware, also called Tamago-yaki, i. e., egg pottery, and Kioto, is made in one of the suburbs of Kioto. Awagi, a yellow imail ombrant (q. v.). Azhlejo, Spanish tiles in blue and green patterns, so called from their color. B. Biridi, silver wire rubbed or hammered into iron. Biscuit, paste after firing. Bonat or Baonat, a village in Persia, celebrated for engraved and inlaid iron. Botega, something between a work-shop and an artist's studio. Bottcher, John Frederick, the discoverer of porcelain in Germany. Bougeoir, a hand candle-stick. Boule or Buhl, a veneer of tortoise shell and engraved brass, applied to wood. Bahut, a press or cupboard. Banko-yaki, or banko ware; a kind of unglazed pottery, made in the province of Ise in Japan. Basse-lisse (low warp), tapestry made on a horizontal loom. Belleek, an Irish ware with a pale iridescent glaze; also the name of the place where thinest eggshell porcelain is manufactured. Bibelot, Fr., thing, a word applied to objects worthy of collection. Bow, an English soft porcelai...