A variant form of filigree; decorative ornamental work created from fine twisted metal threads.
From French and Italian variations of filigree, using '-ane' instead of '-ee.' This spelling reflects French linguistic patterns and appears commonly in European art history contexts and older English texts.
'Filigrane' is the word you'll find in French and Italian museum catalogs—it shows how the same craft traveled across cultures and picked up different linguistic clothes while staying essentially the same!
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