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Bric-à-brac or bric-a-brac (origin French),〔(Online Etymology Dictionary )〕 first used in the Victorian era,〔''OED'' first reference in English: 1840.〕 refers to lesser objets d'art forming collections of curios, such as elaborately decorated teacups and small vases, compositions of feathers or wax flowers under glass domes, decorated eggshells, porcelain figurines, painted miniatures or photographs in stand-up frames, and so on. In middle-class homes bric-à-brac was used as ornament on mantelpieces, tables, and shelves, or was displayed in curio cabinets: sometimes these cabinets have glass doors to display the items within while protecting them from dust. "Bric-à-brac" nowadays refers to a selection of items of modest value, often sold in street markets. Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman, Jr., in ''The Decoration of Houses'' (1897), distinguished three gradations of quality in such "household ornaments": ''bric-à-brac'', ''bibelots'' (trinkets) and ''objets d'art''.〔"French speech... has provided at least three designations, each indicating a delicate and almost imperceptible gradation of quality": Wharton and Codman, ''The Decoration of Houses'', 1897, Ch. XVI "Bric-à-brac" p. 184.〕 ==See also== * Antique shop * Discount store * Staffordshire dog figurine * Variety store 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bric-à-brac」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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