Enameling (Minakari)
History: Vitreous enamel, or mina-sazi that have a history of about five thousand years ago, and its invention dates back to the Sassanian era. They use designs on metal surfaces, such as copper, gold, silver, and today’s copper, to create this beautiful art. What is seen above as an art of Vitreous enamel is the design with colors cooked in a furnace and heated to a temperature of 750 °C.
Enamel has been used for a variety of purposes such as jewelry, boxes and containers (such as plates and tun and cup and snuffbox …). But this jewelry and containers were used exclusively for the use of royal and aristocratic families. Because most Vitreous enamels were made on metals such as gold and brass, which were so expensive. The most used of this artificial art can be the manufacture of boxes, plates, pots, mirrors, etc. Among them, the production of enamel dishes is more than other items.
Enamel types
1.khane-bandi enamel (Malileh-enamel)
2. Embossed-Background Enamel (Engraving)
3. Painting enamel
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