gold work
Ornate precious metalwork
Gold work is the craft of creating decorative objects or ornamentation from gold, or the objects themselves.
The term appears in jewelry making, metalsmithing, and embroidery—where gold thread creates elaborate designs on fabric: The vestments featured intricate gold work.
Also spelled as one word: goldwork.
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- jewelerGem and metal artisan
- 24 karatPurest gold measure
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
engraving · precious · metalwork · smithing · ingot · leafing · ornate · karat · plating · intricate · craftsmanship · lost wax · molten · burnished · treasure · adornment · forge · artisan
- Inca cultureMachu Picchu, Cusco, quipu, sun worship, terrace farming
- Islamic artsarabesques, Arabic script, tilework, miniature painting, Persian miniatures
- Carolingian artilluminated manuscripts, ivory carvings, initials, decorative borders, miniatures
- medieval manuscriptsilluminated manuscript, book of hours, codices, illuminated pages, psalter
- MesoamericaMaya, Aztec, Aztecs, Aztec Empire, Olmec
- goldsmithinggoldsmithing, jeweler, anvil, crucible, forge
metal type
gold worksilversmithing
Crafting objects from precious metal
ironwork · blacksmithing · copperwork · bronze work · tin work
craft type
gold workwoodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
stonework · leatherwork · glasswork · pottery · blacksmithing