verb
- to decorate (glass) by painting or gilding the back surface and viewing the design through the glass
Usage: also spelled 'verre églomisé' (French origin); primarily used in art and decorative crafts
adjective
- decorated by the eglomise technique; made with painted or gilded glass viewed from the reverse side
Usage: used to describe artwork or decorative objects
Examples
- The museum displayed an eglomise mirror from the 18th century.
- She learned to eglomise glass panels using traditional gilding methods.
- The eglomise frame featured delicate gold leaf designs visible through the transparent glass.
- Artisans eglomise decorative boxes to create intricate reverse-painted effects.
- The eglomise technique requires painting on the back of glass to achieve the desired visual effect.