Vermicelli stock

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Vermicelli fond as background decor

Vermicelli fond is a technical term used in porcelain painting . The name is derived from the French vermiculaire for "worm-like". It is a decorative surface that is mainly used as a background for portraits . It consists of dense, worm-like lines. It was developed in the porcelain manufactory Sèvres around 1770 and adopted by other manufacturers.

literature

  • Erich Köllmann: Berlin porcelain . tape I . Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig 1966, p. 191 .
  • Johanna Lessmann u. a .: Berlin porcelain of the 18th century . Offizin Paul Hartung, Hamburg 1993, ISBN 3-923859-17-1 , p. 223 .