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A brocade-type fabric interwoven with flat metallic threads. Lamé is prepared from [[silk]], [[wool]], [[rayon fiber|rayon]], or [[cotton]] and woven with [[gold]] or [[silver]] threads. The metal is used for either the background or the pattern. | A brocade-type fabric interwoven with flat metallic threads. Lamé is prepared from [[silk]], [[wool]], [[rayon fiber|rayon]], or [[cotton]] and woven with [[gold]] or [[silver]] threads. The metal is used for either the background or the pattern. | ||
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lame (sp); metal cloth; lamé (Esp.); harnasplaatje (Ned.); lamé = goud/zilverlamé (Ned.); | lame (sp); metal cloth; lamé (Esp.); harnasplaatje (Ned.); lamé = goud/zilverlamé (Ned.); | ||
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* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 | * Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 | ||
Latest revision as of 16:37, 7 September 2022
Description
A brocade-type fabric interwoven with flat metallic threads. Lamé is prepared from Silk, Wool, rayon, or Cotton and woven with Gold or Silver threads. The metal is used for either the background or the pattern.
Synonyms and Related Terms
lame (sp); metal cloth; lamé (Esp.); harnasplaatje (Ned.); lamé = goud/zilverlamé (Ned.);
Resources and Citations
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000