Question

What is the name given to the craft or art which involves the inlay of ornamental woods, metals, shells, ivory etc. cut thin and glued onto wood and furniture?

Answer 1

Marquetry (also spelled as marqueterie; from the French marqueter, to varigate) is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns, designs or pictures. The technique may be applied to case furniture or even seat furniture, to decorative small objects with smooth, veneerable surfaces or to freestanding pictorial panels appreciated in their own right.