filigree
Delicate metal lacework
Filigree is delicate ornamental work made from fine twisted wire, typically gold or silver, formed into intricate patterns.
The technique produces lacy, openwork designs in jewelry and metalcraft.
By extension, filigree describes anything elaborately detailed or intricately patterned: frost filigree on the window, the filigree of bare branches against the sky.
Precious metal artisan
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- wireworkCraft using bent metal
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- chasingFollowing to catch
granulation · openwork · scrollwork · tracery · latticework · pierced · wrought · hammered
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- scrolledMoved through content vertically
arabesque · flourish · curlicue · decorative · ornate · elaborate · fanciful · adorned
Decorative branching stonework
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- grillworkOpenwork of intersecting bars
- screenDisplay or barrier
- balustradeRail supported by posts
ironwork · railing · gate · window · facade · panel · fretwork · carved
Filmy, delicate material
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- airyLight and well-ventilated
diaphanous · featherlight · fine-spun · threadlike · cobwebby · lacelike · fragile · intricate
goldsmith
Precious metal artisan
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- wireworkCraft using bent metal
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
chasing · granulation · openwork · scrollwork · tracery · latticework · pierced · wrought · hammered · twisted
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
scrolled · arabesque · flourish · curlicue · decorative · ornate · elaborate · fanciful · adorned · lacework
tracery
Decorative branching stonework
balustrade · ironwork · railing · gate · window · facade · panel · fretwork · carved · Moorish
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
airy · diaphanous · featherlight · fine-spun · threadlike · cobwebby · lacelike · fragile · intricate · detailed
pendant
Suspended jewelry ornament
bracelet · tiara · locket · cufflinks · bangle · charm · medallion · ring · amulet · chain
- illuminationillumination, illuminated manuscripts, illuminators, historiated initials, miniature
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- Middle Easternbazaar, bazaars, souks, minarets, domes
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
- Spanish Cultureflamenco, paella, Goya, tapas, bullfighting
filigreeingot
Cast metal block
block · slab · monolith · bullion · solid block
filigreeplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
simplicity · unadorned · minimalism · austerity · starkness
filigreebulk
Main mass or size
heft · solidity · massiveness · sturdiness · robustness
- gold filigreeOrnamental twisted metal threads
- silver filigreeOrnamental twisted metal threads