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V&A Jewellery Gallery - Enamelling a brooch

The video shows the enameller Jane Short making a brooch. Enamel is coloured glass. The glass is ground to a fine powder, then laid onto a metal surface and fired in a kiln at a great heat to make it melt and fuse. The design develops out of a series of rough sketches.

Duration : 0:3:33


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6 Responses to “V&A Jewellery Gallery - Enamelling a brooch”

  1. Very nice! …
    Very nice! Instructive and has substance!

  2. Excellent work and …
    Excellent work and nice video. Thank you for sharing.

  3. An excellent use of …
    An excellent use of computers to pass along knowlege. Many Thanks!

  4. mareklittlebritain on August 12th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    I would like to …
    I would like to know what transparent red r u using on this silver brooch? (st8)? or is it a blythes red? :-)))

  5. fine, I am slowly …
    fine, I am slowly trying to learn about the Process of Enamel myself but I thought there needed to be some sort of special chemical treatment to the metal (silver) before it is treated with the Enameling process- anybody know? id greatley appreaciate your input! thanks!

  6. Thank you so much …
    Thank you so much for posting this! I have been looking for a explanation of enameling like this for so long. The brooch is Beautiful!!

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