vitreous enamel
material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing
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Summary
vitreous enamel ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,214 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: painting material[2]
- Has use: ceramic[3], enameling[4], pottery[5], metal object[6], goldsmithing[7]
- Commons category: Enamel[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vitreous enamel[9]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[10], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[18], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Craft[20]
Why It Matters
vitreous enamel has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]