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A thin layer of gold or other metal applied as a decorative surface finish. The metal may be applied as a thin leaf, by electroplating, or as a thin paint layer. Gilding is used on paintings, furniture, frames, sculptures, and book edges. | A thin layer of gold or other metal applied as a decorative surface finish. The metal may be applied as a thin leaf, by electroplating, or as a thin paint layer. Gilding is used on paintings, furniture, frames, sculptures, and book edges. | ||
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[cold gilding]], [[fire gilding]], [[oil gilding]], [[water gilding]], [[silver gilding]], and [[ormolu]]. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 08:13, 16 January 2014
Description
A thin layer of gold or other metal applied as a decorative surface finish. The metal may be applied as a thin leaf, by electroplating, or as a thin paint layer. Gilding is used on paintings, furniture, frames, sculptures, and book edges.
See also Cold gilding, Fire gilding, Oil gilding, Water gilding, Silver gilding, and Ormolu.
Synonyms and Related Terms
gilt; gilded;
Additional Images
MFA Acc. #: 27.462
MFA Acc. #: 27.522
MFA Acc. #: 33.102
MFA Acc. #: 50.3608
MFA Acc. #: 67.5
Authority
- 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
- Website address 1 Comment: AMOL reCollections Glossary - http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/g/htm
- Janet Burnett Grossman, Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2003