decorative patterns of thin layers of wood or other materials inlaid into a surface, usually on furniture.
The process of veneering with shapes, often scrolls, leaves, flowers, birds and insects. This process was perfected by Dutch and German craftsmen and became popular in England from the middle of the 17th Century reaching its height during the reign of William and Mary throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.
The use of veneers, Inlaying veneers as decoration. Or perhaps for a chess board to match chess pieces you may have turned.
A patterned veneer formed from two or more contrasting veneers.
a decorative pattern made by inlaying unusual woods, mother of pearl, etc., into a veneered surface.
decorative veneers used on furniture (see also parquetry)
Use of veneer and other wooden inlays to make decorative patterns featuring naturalistic motifs.
Joining veneers of different colors and species to obtain a specific pattern.
inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
Inlaid work of various colored wood, metals or other materials, in a wood background.
The term used to describe the decorative work in which a pattern is formed by inserting contrasting material in a veneered surface
Floral, landscape or other pattern of veneer in woods of contrasting grains and patterns. Napoleon III The Second Empire of 1848 - 1870. Period of joyous resurrection of many previous furniture styles most notably Renaissance, Rococo and Louis XVI styles. Furniture ornament during this period was rich and often exuberant, taking many forms and using variety of materials and techniques. Oak Popular wood for country and provincial furniture. Oak has a strong grain that darkens with age.
Technique consisting of the inlay of ornamental woods, metals, ivory and other decorative materials, arranged to form designs and patterns.
Inlaid decorative detail on furniture and other surfaces using wood, metal, or other materials.
A type of ornamental veneer comprising shaped pieces of wood or other substances which form a mosaic, or kind of jigsaw-puzzle, in floral, landscape, arabesque or other patterns; if a geometric pattern, called parquetry. It differs from inlay, in which a cut-out recess on a solid piece of furniture is filled with decoration.
This is not inlay, but a furniture veneer made of pieces of coloured woods fitted together into a design on the surface of a piece of furniture. Marquetry decoration was fashionable during the later 17th century, waned in the early 18th century, and waxed popular again between about 1775 and 1800.
A decorating technique whereby pieces of hot glass are applied to still molten glass and marvered into the surface, creating an inlaid effect. After the glass is cooled, it is possible to further emphasize these areas by carving and engraving. See also Inlay.
Inlaid work in wood or ivory.
The process of covering an entire surface with a pattern of inlays set into veneer. Materials include contrasting wood veneers, metal and mother of pearl.
A contrasting inlay, generally of wood or ivory, arranged in a distinctive pattern. Contrast Parquetry.
Decorative patterns made of inlays of wood or ivory, usually applied on veneered surfaces. From the popular Italian art of the 15th century, "re-invented" in Germany in the 16th century and spread to France in the 17th century.
the use of exotic woods, such as holly, fruitwood, or ebony to create mosaics, flowers, and landscapes, which are then applied as decorative veneers to furniture.
A highly decorative form of inlay using veneers.
the use of veneer and other inlays to make decorative patterns in wood
This is a detail form of craft. A decorative design is cut into a veneer using contrasting materials, primarily wood. It is then applied to a surface. It is very popular in early French furniture making.
Inlaid work of variously colored woods or other materials creating intricate designs, pattens or real life subjects.
Pieces of veneers of different coloured woods, natural, stained, and burned (to give shading), laid into a wooden ground (solid or veneer). Often seen on Dutch furniture, especially early examples of marquetry, it always depicts architectural, figural or foliate designs. (See Inlay and Parquetry).
decorative work in which elaborate patterns are formed by the insertion of pieces of material (as wood, shell, or ivory) into a wood veneer that is then applied to a surface (as of a piece of furniture)
The craft of inlaying wood or other natural materials into a surface area to create a distinctive pattern; usually indicating a more elaborate and fine artistry than inlay.
An ornamental inlay of contrasting woods, shell, ivory, metal, etc.. into a background of veneer.
Decorative inlay and veneer work.
Decorative patterns made of inlays, usually applied to veneered surfaces.
veneer made of thin pieces of contrasting wood arranged and glued in a decorative and elaborate pattern on the surface of furniture. (See also Parquetry.)
A form of decorative veneering in which exotic and contrasting woods were cut and fitted together like a jigsaw to form intricate patterns which were then applied as panels of veneer. There were basically two types: arabesque or seaweed marquetry using box or holly with walnut, and floral marquetry using fruitwoods, burr-walnut, ivory, ebony, etc.
Decorative patterns formed when thin layers of wood (and sometimes other materials such as ivory) are inlaid into the surface of furniture or other wood products.
Inlay of contrasting wood into a background of veneer.
Decorative inlay patterns made of contrasting wood veneer (..ivory, metal or mother of pearl), usually set flush into the entire surface.
Marquetry is the craft of covering a structural carcass with veneer forming decorative patterns, designs or pictures. The result may be furniture, decorated small objects or free-standing pictures. Marquetry differs from the more ancient craft of inlay, in which a solid body of one material is cut out to receive sections of another.