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Identifier: europeanenamels00cuny_0 (find matches)
Title: European enamels
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Cunynghame, Henry H (Henry Hardinge), Sir, 1848-1935
Subjects: Enamel and enameling
Publisher: London : Methuen
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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VIRGIN AND CHILD GERMAN ENAMEL AT SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM
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PAINTED ENAMELS and Morris that deserve a better fate. For boraxis very hygroscopic, and the steamy air of a churchcondenses on the windows and streams down theglass, gradually dissolving the painting away. The use of borax is dictated by ignorance, forby the preparations of a proper flux it can berendered entirely unnecessary. The effects of this fatal use of borax are to beseen in an enamel by Nardon Penicaud at SouthKensington which was formerly in the Spitzercollection. I have never seen this work exceptcovered with fine, greasy-looking drops like per-spiration. The gold in consequence has mostlygone, but probably the general effect is enhancedby the loss, for it is evident that when new the useof the gold must have been excessive. The charm of this somewhat barbaric work isin the sentiment of it. The faces are childish ; in-deed, somewhat imbecile. But about the Virginand the angels there is a sweet look of innocentpurity that we quite miss in the pictures of Doreor the modern Fr

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  • bookdecade:1900
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  • booksubject:Enamel_and_enameling
  • bookpublisher:London___Methuen
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  • bookleafnumber:193
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  • bookcollection:americana
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