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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) Powdered metallic [ | + | 1) Powdered metallic [[silver|silver]] mixed with a gum binder and used for silver gilding. It is covered with a [[varnish|varnish]] to prevent tarnishing. Also called shell silver. |
| − | 2) A silver colored powder composed of [ | + | 2) A silver colored powder composed of [[bismuth|bismuth]], [[tin|tin]], and [[mercury|mercury]] used for decorative finishes (Bucher 1996). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 10 May 2016
Description
1) Powdered metallic Silver mixed with a gum binder and used for silver gilding. It is covered with a Varnish to prevent tarnishing. Also called shell silver.
2) A silver colored powder composed of Bismuth, Tin, and Mercury used for decorative finishes (Bucher 1996).
Synonyms and Related Terms
shell silver
Additional Information
W. Bucher, Dictionary of Building Preservation, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 724
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996