Difference between revisions of "Bronzing liquid"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A metallic varnish that contains [ | + | A metallic varnish that contains [[bronze]] or [[aluminum]] powder as a pigment. Bronzing liquid usually has a [[varnish]], [[tung oil]], [[amyl acetate]], and/or [[cellulose nitrate]] lacquer as the medium. [[Bronze powder]] is not considered a permanent pigment (Mayer 1969). It produces a dull, grainy paint that discolors with time. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 9 January 2014
Description
A metallic varnish that contains Bronze or Aluminum powder as a pigment. Bronzing liquid usually has a Varnish, Tung oil, Amyl acetate, and/or Cellulose nitrate lacquer as the medium. Bronze powder is not considered a permanent pigment (Mayer 1969). It produces a dull, grainy paint that discolors with time.
Synonyms and Related Terms
bronze paint; vernice al bronzo (It.)
Additional Information
R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
Authority
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- 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
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000