Basket for Callings Cards

19th century

16.5 cm 13.2 cm

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Plique-à-jour enamel allows light to pass through, like a stained glass window in miniature. This is the most challenging type of enamel technique. A thin support of copper or mica serves as a temporary surface for the placement of metal wires to create compartments to hold th...

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Private Collection, Maryland; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
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