Champlevé
Main article: Enamels on jewelry
Translated from the French, Champlevé means "raised field." Champlevé is an enamel process where the surface to be enameled is carved, engraved, stamped or etched with a design prior to enameling.
Champlevé
French term for ‘raised field', Technique of enameling in which enamel is placed in stamped or cut recesses of a metal form
Channel setting
A row of stones of the same dimension, fitted into a metal channel ...
champlevé
French for 'raised field'. A technique in which enamel is filled in recesses that have been carved or stamped into a metal substrate
chatelaine
A belt or girdle that is used to suspend various implements including an etui ...
Champlevé: A type of enameling in which powdered glass is placed in areas of a piece of jewelry that have been carved away specifically for this purpose before firing. The glass powder melts filling the carved areas with solid glass.
Champlevé: An enameling technique in which areas of metal are cut, etched or routed and then filled with enamel (molten glass). Most commonly applied to copper or bronze.
champlevé
Enameling in the sections created by carving or cutting into the metal base.
channel setting ...
CHAMPLEVÉ
(meaning sunken enamel) Champlevé (also called email champlevé) is a method of applying enamel to metal in which the design is first outlined on the metal surface by cutting lines into the surface.
Champlevé - Enameling technique that fills routed, etched or cut area of metal with enamel. Usually copper or bronze.
Champlevé: Method of applying enamel to metal in which engraved grooves are filled with enamel and then polished.
Chandelier Earrings: A type of earring whereby a drop is suspended from a finding that looks like a chandelier.
of forming an object by pouring a molten or liquid substance into a mould until it solidifies and takes on the impression of the mould Catalin Trade name for an early phenol plastic Chalcedony A quartz, greyish-blue in color Champlevé ...
Champlevé (n) Enameling technique, meaning "raised field," are stamped depressions in metal that are then filled with enamel.
The resulting depressions were often filled with colored Enamel in a technique called champlevé. Also refers to inscribing a dedication or monogram to identify a piece. Stamped pieces can be designed to imitate hand engraving.
Enamel
Enamel is a glassy substance (powdered glass with colorants) fused onto metal using heat (see cloisonné, champlevé, guilloche, and plique à jour).
is heated until molten, and then fused onto metal to form a decorative finish. This might be a simple lined border or could consist of a complicated multicolour pattern resembling a stained glass window. Varieties include cloisonné and champlevé.
The decoration consists of cloisonné inlay set with garnets and millefiori glass in panelled designs bordered by zoomorphic interlacing mock-champlevé patterns. On the reverse are staples for sewing it to a garment.
 See also: Jewel, Jewelry, Enamel, Glass, Metal
  
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