How was it made? Guilloché enamelling | V&A

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  • čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
  • Guilloché is a highly decorative technique which has been used in metalwork since the 18th century to create intricate patterns - such as waves and ripples - and luminescent colours on a metal surface. Combining mechanical engraving and translucent enamels (coloured glass powder, fused to the metal with intense heat), guilloché can only be achieved with specialised machinery known as ornamental lathes. Watch as an engine turner and an enameller decorate a metal plate with the centuries-old enamelling process.
    00:00 Sharpening the engraving tool
    00:24 Preparing the metal plate
    00:52 Engraving with the rose engine turning lathe
    02:12 Preparing the engraved plate for enamelling
    02:20 Grinding coloured glass to make enamel
    03:18 Applying the enamel
    03:35 Firing, smoothing and polishing
    04:16 The finished piece
    Find out more about our enamels collection: www.vam.ac.uk/collections/ena...
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Komentáře • 40

  • @vamuseum
    @vamuseum  Před rokem +3

    Find out more about enamel on our website! www.vam.ac.uk/collections/enamels

  • @carolinegreenwell9086
    @carolinegreenwell9086 Před rokem +14

    I love enamel, and it's fascinating to see how it's achieved

  • @alanbirkner1958
    @alanbirkner1958 Před rokem +2

    Several years ago, I saw a collection of snuffboxes at LACMA, they were like jewels. I love fine enamel work. Tina, Al's wife

  • @ande100
    @ande100 Před rokem +5

    I love and adore watching master crafters demonstrate. Thank You, V&A to proof yet again why I adore You as an institution, it's staff and contribution to preserve and educate!

  • @valeridawn
    @valeridawn Před rokem +2

    This should have been listed as an ASMR . Wonderful sounds. Great visuals. Relaxing.

  • @Oldtanktapper
    @Oldtanktapper Před 11 měsíci +2

    I’ve been checking out a few videos on guilloché enamel and engine turning work, and this bloke is hands down the fastest, most confident operator I’ve seen yet. I don’t know who he is but he’s obviously got more than a few hours experience on those beautiful machines, top notch workmanship.

  • @thomashverring9484
    @thomashverring9484 Před rokem +11

    I saw Clickspring do this a few months ago. He had invested in a Rose Engine engraving machine. Quite interesting!

    • @Dosbomber
      @Dosbomber Před rokem +2

      Thanks, I couldn't remember where I'd seen this before, and Clickspring was the answer.

  • @tracyfrost
    @tracyfrost Před rokem +6

    That is a lot of very fine work.

  • @susprime7018
    @susprime7018 Před rokem +13

    Love guilloche enamel work, engine turning is so nice on old boxes and compacts.

  • @barbaralilygreen6667
    @barbaralilygreen6667 Před rokem +8

    That is very very cool!!

  • @richardgabriel1406
    @richardgabriel1406 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Fantastic! Thanks for showing this remarkable process!

  • @lorawaring883
    @lorawaring883 Před rokem +3

    So beautiful. And that cutter is COOL. You must have been doing this a long time to be so skilled, to do such lovely work. THe enamel, the design....wow.

  • @stephaniemuller5500
    @stephaniemuller5500 Před rokem +3

    beautiful, beautiful video. So lovely to find out about this art!

  • @shellstars
    @shellstars Před rokem +2

    I had no idea. Love it.

  • @RyanEglitis
    @RyanEglitis Před rokem +1

    Oh cool, another straight-line engine. Clickspring got one of these a while back, and they always make such amazing patterns.

  • @TinglyTigress
    @TinglyTigress Před rokem +3

    I really appreciate the videos you create - they are all interesting and relaxing at the same time. Thank you!

  • @masimons165
    @masimons165 Před rokem +16

    Hello, I have small remark about the editing of the video: is it possible to put the subtitles up a little higher so they are not blocked when the video is paused? This would really help with accessibility since some people need a bit more time to read and understand the subtitles. Right now the progress bar runs straight through the subtitles when the video is paused. Thank you for considering!

    • @lov3lou
      @lov3lou Před rokem +3

      Hi there😊 after you’ve paused the video, tap the screen again (to the side away from the bar/text) and the progress bar will disappear so you can read the text. Tap again and the progress bar will reappear to restart the video. Hope this helps ❤

    • @masimons165
      @masimons165 Před rokem +5

      @@lov3lou Thank you for the tip, but this does not work on my laptop.

  • @TheArmachillo
    @TheArmachillo Před rokem +22

    I believed these are more visually effective with a voice over. It is hard to observe what they're doing while trying to read subtitles. Love your videos and content ✨

  • @jaycobie
    @jaycobie Před rokem +4

    The subtitles wrongly called the machine a rose engine lathe. It's not a rose engine, it's a straight-line engine, though both are considered guilloché.

    • @wombleofwimbledon5442
      @wombleofwimbledon5442 Před rokem +3

      What are you, some kind of Clickspring viewer?

    • @thomashverring9484
      @thomashverring9484 Před rokem +1

      @@wombleofwimbledon5442 Hahaha! Great! I should have looked at the comments before I made my own about Clickspring and his Rose Engine.

  • @henriettahall9731
    @henriettahall9731 Před rokem +1

    Fascinating. Any recommendations for artisans who fix old G? I have a piece which was damaged in a fire. I'd dearly like to get it restored. Im SE uK based

  • @momwifesoulyoga1226
    @momwifesoulyoga1226 Před rokem

    Also ASMR ❤ very nice sounds 😊

  • @mgbrv8
    @mgbrv8 Před měsícem +1

    Was this queen victorias rose engine I know she was gifted one. And used one

  • @HomeBologn
    @HomeBologn Před 10 měsíci +2

    This looks like a straight-line engine. Isn’t that different from a Rose Engine? Not that it matter, it’s just a nitpick.

  • @michelhv
    @michelhv Před rokem +4

    Oh wow, just like Clickspring!

  • @b_uppy
    @b_uppy Před rokem +5

    Should have started with definition of the enamel...

    • @CFinch360
      @CFinch360 Před rokem +1

      There's a definition of enamel in the video description area, you might like to start with that.

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Před rokem +2

      @@CFinch360
      Well aware it's there. Would have been better to include it in the video because the dropdown fails to be available if you watch on TV...

    • @ande100
      @ande100 Před rokem

      ​@@b_uppySome self initiative can go a long way! Inconvenience to You is not the museums first thought when making and posting videos. Your choice on how to watch shall be no blame and or reason to complain to the museum. Jmho

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Před rokem

      @@ande100
      This is a video, and it is shown on TV. Museums can lose relevancy if they forget the perspective of the audience and focus on the esoteric alone...

    • @ande100
      @ande100 Před rokem

      @@b_uppy About everybody who is subscribed to the channel can GOOGLE to get further info if needed. No reason to give a "should" comment. The museum knows their stuff! If I wanna know details about unknown topics, my first step is to Google. Many times a video is self explanatory, if not; I watch the video again to understand what I missed the first time and watch again with greater understanding. The way to learn is to be inquisitive sans expectations of neither deliverance nor content. All accumulated knowledge is a source of judgement ill or well. Jmho

  • @lukewilsonhere
    @lukewilsonhere Před rokem

    Who else is here from @Doodlebud?!