1) Black alloy 2) Black metallic alloy 3) Decorated metal work 4) Decoration on metal 5) Decorative alloy 6) Enamel-like alloy 7) Ornamental alloy 8) Ornamental metalwork
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Niello is a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides, used as an inlay on engraved or etched metal. It can be used for filling in designs cut from metal. The Egyptians are credited with originating niello decoration, which spread throughout Europe during the late Iron Age and is common in Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and other types of Early Med...
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ornamenting metal by placing black compound in engravings
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• (n.) The art, process, or method of decorating metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy. • (n.) A metallic alloy of a deep black color. • (n.) An impression on paper taken from an ancient incised decoration or metal plate. • (n.) A piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated. • (n.) An impression on pa...
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an inlay used in decorating in black on silver (infrequently on gold) that is somewhat related to champlevé work except that the effect is metallic rather than vitreous. The process involved engraving the design into a metal plate, then filling the indented portions with a powedered black matt alloy made of metallic sulphides, together with a flux...
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black metallic alloy of sulfur with silver, copper, or lead that is used to fill designs that have been engraved on the surface of a metal (usually ... [5 related articles]
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Black substance made by melting powdered silver, copper, sulphur, and often borax. It is used as a filling for incised decoration on silver and fixed by the application of heat. Niello was used to...
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A black alloy in granules used to fill engraved decoration in order to contrast with and enhance the silver. The alloy is placed in the cuts of the design and melted until the granules fuse. Any excess is polished away. This process is particularly prevalent in Russian silver.
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Decorative technique on metal, often silver; an engraved design is filled with a black compound of sulphur and powdered copper, silver or lead and is fixed by heating.
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Ni·el'lo noun An impression on paper taken from the engraved or incised surface before the niello alloy has been inlaid.
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Niello is a black, metal, amalgam of sulphur added to copper, silver or lead and used for filling engraved lines in metal objects.
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any of several black metallic alloys of sulfur with copper, silver or lead, used to fill an incised design on the surface of another metal
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a black composition of sulphur with silver, lead, or copper, for filling engraved designs
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A black compound of copper, silver and lead or sulphur, lead and mercury used to fill engraved detail. Mainly used in Continental silver for enhancing scrollwork designs.
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Black substance made by melting powdered silver, copper, sulphur, and often borax. It is used as a filling for incised decoration on silver and fixed by the application of heat. Niello was used to decorate objects in ancient Egypt, in the Bronze Age Aegean, in the European Middle Ages, and in much Anglo-Saxon metalwork. It reached its height of...
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