white enamel paint; red enamel colour
Austria
19th Century
Source: Hagedorn, Annette. "European Glass and Ceramics in Oriental style." (p. 177-194)
Recipe Details
Ingredients
White enamel, Red enamel
Preparation Steps
Calligraphic inscriptions and signatures were applied using colored enamel paints. White enamel was specifically used for Lobmeyr monograms and for writing Arabic phrases like 'ma sha’ Allah' ('what God wishes') on the shoulder bands of vases (p. 190). Red enamel was used for signatures by firms such as Pfulb & Portier (p. 183).
Original Recipe Text
Calligraphic inscriptions and signatures were applied using colored enamel paints. White enamel was specifically used for Lobmeyr monograms and for writing Arabic phrases like 'ma sha’ Allah' ('what God wishes') on the shoulder bands of vases (p. 190). Red enamel was used for signatures by firms such as Pfulb & Portier (p. 183).
Evidence
"On the base Lobmeyr monogram in white enamel paint. (p. 184) ... On the base, signature in red enamel colour. (p. 183) ... the words ma sha’ Allah ... in white enamel. (p. 190)"
Remarks
The white enamel was often used to provide German translations of Arabic inscriptions on the underside of glassware to give them an academic character (p. 178). Inscriptions included religious and philosophical texts, such as verses by the Persian poet Hafiz of Shiraz (p. 194) and translations of Arabic proverbs (p. 184).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
BinderEnamel
ColorWhite
RegionAustria
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorHagedorn, Annette. "European Glass and Ceramics in Oriental style."
CollectionVienna; Paris
Language
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