Assertion: engraving | /r/ObjectUse | used by goldsmith
Facets:
value: since ancient times
type: TEMPORAL
value: to decorate metalwork
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The process was developed in Germany in the 1430s from the engraving used by goldsmiths to decorate metalwork.
text: Engraving had been used by goldsmiths to decorate metalwork, including armor, musical instruments and religious objects since ancient times, and the niello technique, which involved rubbing an alloy into the lines to give a contrasting color, also goes back to late antiquity.