Glossary of Terms – U
U
undercut An ornamental carving cut very deeply and enabling the decoration to stand out from the body of the material and in parts stand free of it.
underframing The structure support […]
Glossary of Terms – V
V
Val-Saint-Lambert,Cristalleries du, A Belgium based principal glass factory. It was founded on the site of a monastery near Liege in 1825. Originally it produced English style glassware and later it […]
Glossary of Terms – W
W
Wackerle Josef (1880 – 1959) A German porcelain modeller who broke away from the convention of imitating 18th Century figures and he produced statuettes of sporting girls and figures in […]
Glossary of Terms – Y
Y
yataghan A sword that has a blade with a double curve and large curled grips on the hilt.
yew A softwood, the timber of this British native species is very strong. […]
Glossary of Terms – Z
Z
Zebrawood A decorative reddish brown wood barred with dark stripes, also known as tigerwood. It is hard and heavy it is Brazilian timber and can be seen more commonly in […]
