[Jewelry making - Article 00071] - Re: [Orchid] Translation of "plique de jour"

[Alana Clearlake]

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>     Etymology: French, literally, braid letting in daylight a style of
>     enameling in which usually transparent enamels are fused into the
>     openings of a metal filigree to produce an effect suggestive of
>     stained glass 

    Yes, except there are new styles of plique-a-jour now, one is
    pierced method, in which each window is sawed out of a sheet of
    metal. Another method is using metal mesh. 

Alana Clearlake

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