> as lemmas
lithophane
lithophane n.
Brit. 
/ˈlɪθəfeɪn/
, /ˈlɪθəfeɪn/U.S. /ˈlɪθəˌfeɪn/
[Greek -ϕανής appearing] a kind of ornamentation produced by impressing upon porcelain-glass in a soft state figures which are made visible by transmitted light (Ogilvie 1882)./ˈlɪθəˌfeɪn/ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > decoration of china > [noun] > other types of decoration
smudging1846
rice grain1876
photoceramic1892
pastillage1901
fingertipping1935
trailing1940
lithophane1947
1947 M. Penkala European Porcelain 32 The lithophane process..involved the use of white biscuit plaques of varying thickness.
1960 R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Continental Pottery & Porcelain 269/1 Some of the German porcelain factories made effective use of the lithophane for lamp shades and sconces.
1970 G. Savage Dict. Antiques 244/2 Lithophanes were first modelled in translucent wax, the object of the craftsman being to remove sufficient wax to give the desired amount of light transmission, building up his picture from dark and light passages.
<
as lemmas