Penwork (Decoration)
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008006343
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2008006343#concept
Variants
- Imitation ivory inlaying
- Voiding (Decoration)
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Sources
- found: Work cat.: Riley, N. Penwork, 2008:jkt. (A technique of simulation with watercolour, mainly practised from about 1815 to 1850) p. 1 (a method of ornamenting boxes, cabinets, etc.; decoration of wooden surfaces also known as voiding, imitation ivory inlaying, Indian painting to imitate ebony and ivory or Indian ornamental work) p. 5 (a watercolour painting technique with varnish applied as protection)
- found: New York Times website, 13 Aug. 2008:Antiques; Decoration in a Lavish Style, 22 Oct. 1989 page (Penwork imitates inlay and veneer in furnishings, it proliferated in Britain from the late 18th century through the mid-19th century; surfaces were first covered with a coat of white lacquer or paint, on which black ink decoration was applied by quill pen then finished with shellac)
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Change Notes
- 2008-09-05: new
- 2009-03-18: revised
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