Enamel technique / non-ranked reference
Plique-à-Jour Enamel
Removing the backing lets small enamel fields behave like miniature stained glass.
Summary
Metal cells · fired glass · open backing. This page connects visible form to an institutional record without reproducing protected object imagery.
Form and material
Glass is fired into cells and left without an opaque metal backing, making both colour and fragility legible.
What remains interpretive
Similar-looking translucent enamel may use another process. Technique belongs with catalog and conservation evidence.
Official or institutional sources
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