porcelain enamel

noun

1. a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of porcelain enamel¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Naidorf notes the building’s porcelain enamel sunshades with carefully spaced gaps to play with light and shadow.

From Los Angeles Times

Our tour began at the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station, where Audrey Chan’s 14-panel porcelain enamel and steel mural, “Will Power Allegory,” flanks the tracks on either side of the train platform.

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Dozens of digital files went into Chan’s design, which a fabricator translated onto porcelain enamel.

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The piece is a black-and-white photo essay, transferred to panels of porcelain enamel steel, addressing Black migration and migration to Los Angeles.

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The resulting two square murals — porcelain enamel steel that’s milky white, foggy gray and speckled with bits of midnight blue and rust — are positioned so high up on the station platform walls, between the tracks, that they’re also visible from the upstairs concourse, looking down.

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