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42 relations: Amalgam (chemistry), Ancient history, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, Brass, Bronze, Cabinetry, Candelabra, Chandelier, Charles Cressent, Chinese art, Clock, Copper, Electroplating, Eurasia, François Linke, French Empire mantel clock, Furniture, Gilding, Gilding metal, Gold, Gold plating, Guild, Jacques Caffieri, John Webster, Kiln, Lost-wax casting, Matthew Boulton, Mercury (element), Mercury(II) nitrate, Musée Nissim de Camondo, Neoclassicism, Netherlands, Nickel, Pierre-Philippe Thomire, Porcelain, Repoussé and chasing, Rococo, Silver, Silver-gilt, The White Devil, Tin, Zinc.
Amalgam (chemistry)
An amalgam is an alloy of mercury with another metal, which may be a liquid, a soft paste or a solid, depending upon the proportion of mercury.
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Ancient history
Ancient history is the aggregate of past events, "History" from the beginning of recorded human history and extending as far as the Early Middle Ages or the post-classical history.
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Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy
Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (25 January 1780 – 8 January 1854) was a clockmaker, active in 18th and 19th century Britain.
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Brass
Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc.
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Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.
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Cabinetry
A cabinet is a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers for storing miscellaneous items.
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Candelabra
A candelabrum (plural candelabrums, candelabra, candelabras), sometimes called a candle tree, is a candle holder with multiple arms.
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Chandelier
A chandelier (also known as girandole, candelabra lamp, or least commonly suspended lights) is a branched ornamental light fixture designed to be mounted on ceilings or walls.
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Charles Cressent
Charles Cressent (1685–1768) was a French furniture-maker, sculptor and fondeur-ciseleur of the régence style.
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Chinese art
Chinese art is visual art that, whether ancient or modern, originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese artists.
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Clock
A clock is an instrument to measure, keep, and indicate time.
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Copper
Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.
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Electroplating
Electroplating is a process that uses an electric current to reduce dissolved metal cations so that they form a thin coherent metal coating on an electrode.
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Eurasia
Eurasia is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia.
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François Linke
François Linke (1855-1946) was a leading Parisian ébéniste of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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French Empire mantel clock
A French Empire-style mantel clock is a type of elaborately decorated mantel clock made in France during the Napoleonic Empire between 1804–1814/15, although the timekeepers manufactured throughout the Bourbon Restoration (1814/1815–1830) are also included within this art movement since they share subject, decorative elements, shapes and style.
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Furniture
Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., chairs, stools, and sofas), eating (tables), and sleeping (e.g., beds).
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Gilding
Gilding is any decorative technique for applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold.
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Gilding metal
Gilding metal is a copper alloy, a brass, comprising 95% copper and 5% zinc.
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Gold
Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.
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Gold plating
Gold plating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal, most often copper or silver (to make silver-gilt), by chemical or electrochemical plating.
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Guild
A guild is an association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area.
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Jacques Caffieri
Jacques Caffieri (1678–1755) was a French sculptor, working for the most part in bronze.
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John Webster
John Webster (c. 1580 – c. 1634) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage.
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Kiln
A kiln (or, originally pronounced "kill", with the "n" silent) is a thermally insulated chamber, a type of oven, that produces temperatures sufficient to complete some process, such as hardening, drying, or chemical changes.
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Lost-wax casting
Lost-wax casting (also called "investment casting", "precision casting", or cire perdue in French) is the process by which a duplicate metal sculpture (often silver, gold, brass or bronze) is cast from an original sculpture.
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Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton (3 September 1728 – 17 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt.
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Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
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Mercury(II) nitrate
Mercury(II) nitrate is a toxic colorless or white soluble crystalline mercury(II) salt of nitric acid.
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Musée Nissim de Camondo
The Musée Nissim de Camondo is an elegant house museum of French decorative arts located in the Hôtel Camondo, 63, rue de Monceau, at the edge of the Parc Monceau, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism (from Greek νέος nèos, "new" and Latin classicus, "of the highest rank") is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of classical antiquity.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.
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Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
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Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751–1843) a French sculptor, was the most prominent bronzier, or producer of ornamental patinated and gilt-bronze objects and furniture mounts of the First French Empire.
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Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating materials, generally including kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between.
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Repoussé and chasing
Repoussé or repoussage (respectively) is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief.
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Rococo
Rococo, less commonly roccoco, or "Late Baroque", was an exuberantly decorative 18th-century European style which was the final expression of the baroque movement.
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Silver
Silver is a chemical element with symbol Ag (from the Latin argentum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47.
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Silver-gilt
Silver-gilt or gilded/gilt silver, sometimes known in American English by the French term vermeil, is silver (either pure or sterling) which has been gilded with gold.
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The White Devil
The White Devil is a revenge tragedy by English playwright John Webster (c.1580–c.1634).
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Tin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from stannum) and atomic number 50.
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Zinc
Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormolu
