Knick-knacks (handicrafts)
The term Nippes (French. For garments , in the singular is the double. Sip for accessories , ornaments ), and knickknacks , small decorative are art objects subsumed by often poor quality, for example, serve "as room decorations to be placed on so-called Nipptischchen". Examples of knick-knacks are putti or angel figurines made of porcelain or small vases with no practical function.
See also
Web links
Wiktionary: Nippes - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : Nippes - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden article on trinkets
- ^ Knick-knacks in Brockhaus' Kleines Konversations-Lexikon from 1911 at zeno.org
- ^ Knick-knacks in Meyer's Konversations-Lexikon from 1905 at zeno.org