Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
motivi a stampo
English translation:
stenciled motifs
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Lisa Jane
Jul 13, 2020 06:04
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motivi a stampo
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Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Can anyone help with the term "motivi a stampo" found in the description of the distempered walls of a room in an aristocratic home decorated with "delicati motivi a stampo di ispirazione vegetale". I could just translate it literally, but a search in internet suggests that the "a stampo" technique is something specific and recognised, so needs a specific translation, but I've not managed to find the equivalent in English. Thanks in advance for your suggestions and guidance.
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| 3 +2 | stenciled motifs |
Lisa Jane
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| 4 | moulded motifs |
philgoddard
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| 3 | stamped/embossed motifs |
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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Jul 15, 2020 05:16: Lisa Jane Created KOG entry
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stenciled motifs
It could be motifs that are stenciled onto the walls to make a pattern
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Note added at 21 mins (2020-07-13 06:26:21 GMT)
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https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Embroidery_and_Fancy_Work/S...
http://www.dekorationsmalerei.at/stencils/
https://books.google.it/books?id=mkJfbdTS--UC&pg=PA744&lpg=P...
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Note added at 28 mins (2020-07-13 06:32:32 GMT)
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http://skinnerwallpaper.com/wordpress/?p=456
Stencilling was widely used in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in place of wallpaper in buildings of this type. In many of the houses in Bad Windsheim several layers of painted distemper decoration can still be seen, showing that rooms were stencilled and re-stencilled regularly.
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Note added at 21 mins (2020-07-13 06:26:21 GMT)
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https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Embroidery_and_Fancy_Work/S...
http://www.dekorationsmalerei.at/stencils/
https://books.google.it/books?id=mkJfbdTS--UC&pg=PA744&lpg=P...
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Note added at 28 mins (2020-07-13 06:32:32 GMT)
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http://skinnerwallpaper.com/wordpress/?p=456
Stencilling was widely used in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in place of wallpaper in buildings of this type. In many of the houses in Bad Windsheim several layers of painted distemper decoration can still be seen, showing that rooms were stencilled and re-stencilled regularly.
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philgoddard
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moulded motifs
I don't think it's any more complicated than the literal translation. Here's an example, actually used for cake decoration, but you could equally use it on your walls:
http://decorazioniperdolci.it/stampo-rilievo-motivi-circolar...
http://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/stampo
http://decorazioniperdolci.it/stampo-rilievo-motivi-circolar...
http://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/stampo
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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stamped/embossed motifs
...delicate plant-inspired stamped/embossed motifs
https://sevenhillscrafts.co.uk/categories/layering/baroque-m...
https://sevenhillscrafts.co.uk/categories/layering/baroque-m...
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