- antiquing
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Antiquing — has several meanings:*Antiquing is a shopping activity; see Antiques . *Antiquing is also a woodworking and decorative art technique; see Distressing . *Antiquing is also a comedy sketch and prank; see Jackass … Wikipedia
antiquing — Artificially creating an appearance of age to the surface of an object. This has most often been done to furniture, walls, and decorations, but has been done to create new and to simulate old fine art as well. Techniques for antiquing include… … Glossary of Art Terms
Antiquing for the Ages: The Search for Hidden Treasures — ▪ 2002 The promise of huge payoffs sent droves of treasure seekers to attics, basements, yard sales, and trash piles in 2001. Fueling the antique mania was the popularity and high visibility of television shows, including Antiques Road Show … Universalium
antiquing — ➡ antiques * * * … Universalium
antiquing — n. shopping for antiques; process of giving an object an aged appearance, process of causing something to appear antique an·tique || æn tiËk n. antique object, old object; antique style (in art) v. make antique; give an old appearance to adj.… … English contemporary dictionary
antiquing — ̷ ̷.ˈtēkiŋ, kēŋ noun ( s) Etymology: antique (II) + ing : the collecting of antiques … Useful english dictionary
Distressing — in the decorative arts is the activity of making a piece of furniture or object appear aged and older, and there are many methods to produce an appearance of age and wear. Distressing is viewed as a refinishing technique although it is the… … Wikipedia
Antique — An antique (Latin: antiquus ; old) is an old collectible item. It is collected or desirable because of its age, rarity, condition, utility, or other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era in human society.Antiques are… … Wikipedia
Andrew Clemens — (c. January 29, 1852 or 1857 ca. May 14, 1894) was a sand artist from the U.S. state of Iowa. Clemens created sand bottles, using a type of sandpainting to complete his pieces.Early lifeAndrew Clemens was born in Dubuque, Iowa, but sources differ … Wikipedia
Gustave Whitehead — Infobox Aviator name=Gustave Whitehead lived=January 1, 1874 – October 10, 1927 image size= caption= full name=Gustave Albin Whitehead place of birth=Leutershausen, Bavaria nationality=German place of death= cause of death=Heart attack… … Wikipedia
