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  How was it made? Glass engraving

  Watch the beautiful, intricate and rare art of glass engraving using copper wheels
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  Opera engravings, caricatures, and prints

  Engravings, caricatures and prints in our collections document the dramatic 400 year history of opera
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  Eric Ravilious – British wood engraver and watercolour artist

  Discover more about the life and works of British wood engraver and watercolour artist Eric Ravilious.
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  How was it made? Guilloché enamelling

  The invention of the rose engine lathe opened up the possibilities of engraving delicate, intricate lines…
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  Dutch wine glass – a secret love token

  The engraved decoration on this wine glass suggests that it was intended for proposing toasts at special…
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  Revealing the secrets of an amber cabinet

  The engraving was done on the back of each amber panel, and then plated with thin metal leaf before being…
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  Frederick Hollyer – working methods

  In contrast to his previous work with engraving, photography offered Frederick Hollyer an effective and…
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  Conservation of a rare mother-of-pearl frame

  The wooden frame is veneered with mother-of-pearl and engraved with scenes from the life of the Virgin…
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  An introduction to women printmakers

  She was taught to engrave gems by Engraver to the King, Jacques Guay, and learnt printmaking from masters…
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  The Temperance Basin and the art of the copy

  In the early 17th century, the Nuremberg artist Caspar Enderlein engraved new moulds based on Briot's…
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  What is print?

  Printmaking processes can be divided into three main categories: relief (woodcut, linocut), intaglio (engraving…
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  An A–Z of glass

  Diamond-point engraving involves scratching a decoration freehand onto the surface of the glass using…
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  Tortoiseshell combs from Jamaica

  remains a mystery: there is only one comb-maker recorded as working on the island at the time, but the engraved…
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  Take a photo with a Victorian sliding box camera: ASMR

  Watch and listen as Hana shows us the details of the camera including the engraved silver lens and original…
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  Traditional Indian jewellery making

  carat gold (kundan), the goldsmith can set gemstones directly into fragile enamelled surfaces, or into engraved…
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  Art Deco around the world

  In Sweden, for instance, the influence of native art is vivid in Edward Hald's delicately engraved glasswork…
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  Huguenot enamellers

  Watch cases were initially engraved with pattern and decoration, such as those produced by the famed…
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  Illustrating Wonderland with Kristjana S Williams

  Williams blends traditional Victorian engravings with digital collage techniques to create playful landscapes…
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  How was it made? Champlevé enamelling

  altarpieces were particularly complex structures – they had a wooden core overlaid with metal, and were engraved…
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  Portrait miniatures painted in enamel

  Enamel miniatures were often copied from engravings or paintings, reproducing famous or favourite likenesses…