Coromandel work

Coromandel work

 
noun
lacquer work popular in England c1700 and marked by an incised design filled in with gold and color.
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Also called Bantam work, Coromandel lacquer.

Origin:
after the Coromandel coast, where objects decorated with such work were transshipped to Europe
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