From our archives: Enameling Malleable Copper Early in the 1400s someone discovered (or took a good look at the millefiori in Celtic enamel) that a design of juxta- positioned colored enamels would not intermingle when heated to their fusing temperature. Partitions were not necessary! Then someone found that one color could be applied over another with a second firing. The big discovery-thin metal-could be used if enamel was applied to both sides prior to firing. The result was a new technique called painted enamel (painting with enamel is perhaps a more accurate description). Other crafts and trades took note, made discoveries, and the Renaissance was off and running!......
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 12:50:04 +0000
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