Difference between revisions of "Shell silver"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A [ | + | A [[watercolor%20paint|watercolor paint]] made by mixing [[silver%20powder|silver powder]] with [[gum%20arabic|gum arabic]]. Shell silver was an expensive paint used for gilded surfaces in paintings and manuscripts as well as for decorative tooling on [[leather|leather]] bindings. |
== Sources Checked for Data in Record == | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 10 May 2016
Description
A Watercolor paint made by mixing Silver powder with Gum arabic. Shell silver was an expensive paint used for gilded surfaces in paintings and manuscripts as well as for decorative tooling on Leather bindings.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)