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Ornaments for Goldsmiths

Jean Toutin1619

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

We get a glimpse of a goldsmith and his apprentice at work: the fire in the open kiln is raised to the right temperature with a pair of bellows. Enamel colours have different melting points and so must be fired one by one. Nowadays an enameller can regulate the kiln with great accuracy: in the past the temperature had to be gauged from experience and by the colour of the flames.

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  • Title: Ornaments for Goldsmiths
  • Creator: Toutin, Jean
  • Date Created: 1619
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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