Difference between revisions of "Imitation gilding"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The color of gold gilding has been imitated since medieval time using a transparent yellow glaze over [ | + | The color of gold gilding has been imitated since medieval time using a transparent yellow glaze over [[silver leaf|silver]] or [[tin]] leaf. In the 19th century, [[bronze leaf]] was also used as a gold imitation (see [[Dutch metal]]). Currently, imitation gold leaf is made from tinted sheets of [[aluminum]] or [[white gold]] ([[palladium]] and [[platinum]]). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 16 January 2014
Description
The color of gold gilding has been imitated since medieval time using a transparent yellow glaze over silver or Tin leaf. In the 19th century, Bronze leaf was also used as a gold imitation (see Dutch metal). Currently, imitation gold leaf is made from tinted sheets of Aluminum or White gold (Palladium and Platinum).
Synonyms and Related Terms
imitation gilt; imitation gold leaf ; imitation de dorure (Fr.); imitatie vergulding (Ned.)
Authority
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986