Tweets about Caticons: The Cat in Art
The @SFOMuseum Twitter account has posted 61 tweets about Caticons: The Cat in Art. Here are 3 of them, chosen at random.
Tin-glazed ceramics are called various names round the world. Known as faience in France, Delftware in the Netherlands and Maiolica in Italy, tin-glazed ceramics from Europe imitated the more expensive porcelain imported from China. #CaticonsThis tweet was posted on December 01, 2018.
This beautiful tray made by a technique called marquetry. #Marquetry is a technique similar but separate from inlay. Using various types of wood, the artisan would cut and arrange hundreds of small pieces of wood veneers some as thin as one millimeter. #caticonsThis tweet was posted on December 15, 2018.
Introduced to Europe from Japan in the 16th century, fans were an essential fashion accessory in the formal dress of a wealthy woman. #Caticons#catsThis tweet was posted on November 16, 2018.