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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silver | + | The color of gold gilding has been imitated since medieval time using a transparent yellow glaze over [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silver%20leaf silver] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tin%20leaf tin] leaf. In the 19th century, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bronze%20leaf bronze leaf] was also used as a gold imitation (see [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Dutch%20metal Dutch metal]). Currently, imitation gold leaf is made from tinted sheets of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aluminum aluminum] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=white%20gold white gold] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=palladium palladium] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=platinum platinum]). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | imitation gilt; imitation gold | + | imitation gilt; imitation gold leaf ; imitation de dorure (Fr.); imitatie vergulding (Ned.) |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 |
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Revision as of 06:38, 24 July 2013
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