GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Marquetry comprised of brass and tortoise shell, applied to furniture especially in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The term derives from the name of the artist André-Charles Boulle and his sons, whose work was imitated widely
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Getty Vocabulary, AAT (marquetry (surface covering process and technique): AAT: 300053854)
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AUDIO ASSETS
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WEB RESOURCES
Boulle Marquetry~Watch a video from the Victoria and Albert Museum demonstrating this technique.
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
TEACHING IDEAS
RULES
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apply to OBJECTS where number equals 1985.R.574.A-C
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General Description
Marquetry comprised of brass and tortoise shell, applied to furniture especially in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The term derives from the name of the artist André-Charles Boulle and his sons, whose work was imitated widely
Excerpt from
Getty Vocabulary, AAT (marquetry (surface covering process and technique): AAT: 300053854)
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
rules
Apply To
Content
content
Contains
marquetry
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Content
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Contains
boulle work
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materials_and_techniques-0003.xml.nores