![[enamel60.jpg]] Plique-a-Jour (French for "letting in daylight") is an enameling technique where the enamel is applied to cells in a similar manner to Cloisonne, but with no backing material. This allows light to shine through translucent enamel. It is an extremely pretty and a delicate technique to perform. For Atlantia's 12th Night in 2020, I wanted to enamel something slightly different for the A&S competition. A friend suggested I attempt the enamel from the [Merode Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rode_Cup). It seemed obnoxiously difficult, so I figured I'd give it a try. The [V&A Website](https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93263/the-merode--cup-cup-and-cover-unknown/the-m%C3%A9rode--cup-cup-and-cover-unknown/) has many really good pictures of the cup that weren't available when I attempted these windows. Frankly, the end result was kind of poor, especially when compared against the original design. However, simply practicing and learning how to do it helped me gain a lot of knowledge of how to do plique-a-jour. ![[enamel59.jpg]] ![[enamel49.jpg]] ![[enamel50.jpg]] ![[enamel51.jpg]] ![[enamel52.jpg]] ![[enamel53.jpg]] ![[enamel54.jpg]] ![[enamel55.jpg]] ![[enamel56.jpg]] ![[enamel57.jpg]] ![[enamel58.jpg]]