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Definition of Marquetries
1. marquetry [n] - See also: marquetry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marquetries
Literary usage of Marquetries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1905)
"It is not universally known that Boulle did not imit himself to these marquetries
of copper and tortoiseshell, but worked also in wood. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1864)
"We may dismiss the veneers, marquetries, and Buhl with the remark that, although
they can be used in domestic furniture, which is carefully attended to, ..."
3. Art Decoration Applied to Furniture by Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (1878)
"To-day the Dutch counterfeit those early marquetries, and sell them at high prices
to those unable to detect the forgery. The early specimens represent ..."
4. International Exhibition, 1876: Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"—Wood hangings und marquetries. P 73- 264 1201 Howell ft Bourke, Philadelphia,
Pa,—Paper hangings and fresco decorations, P sç>. ..."
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