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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Dark red, translucent buttons of unbleached [ | + | Dark red, translucent buttons of unbleached [[shellac]]. Buttonlac is prepared by dropping spoonfuls of molten lac onto a flat surface or into a mold. The cooled buttons, ranging in size from 1 to 4 inches, are also called garnet lac. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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gomma lacca (It); button lac; garnet lac | gomma lacca (It); button lac; garnet lac | ||
| − | == | + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== |
Soluble in ethanol. | Soluble in ethanol. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 706 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 706 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:29, 11 May 2022
Description
Dark red, translucent buttons of unbleached Shellac. Buttonlac is prepared by dropping spoonfuls of molten lac onto a flat surface or into a mold. The cooled buttons, ranging in size from 1 to 4 inches, are also called garnet lac.
Synonyms and Related Terms
gomma lacca (It); button lac; garnet lac
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble in ethanol.
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 706
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996