TWO METHODS OF ENAMELLING

_Cloisonné:_ In this work the design is done usually in coloured

enamels, which are separated one from another by means of ribs of

metal bent so as to follow the outlines of the design. These ribs are

placed on the plaque, and a drop of solder here and there keeps them in

place. The coloured enamels are filled in between these ribs and fired

as before explained.

_Champlevé:_ In this method the partitions between one colour and

another are formed by ridges of the base and not by separated ribs of

metal. These ridges are made by driving the metal with chasing tools

from the under side up and raising it above the surface. The spaces

between these walls are filled in with enamel, and it is all fired as

explained before.

The lid on the rose jar as shown in the group is an example of this

kind of enamelling.

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