Silver powder

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

Resources and Citations

• 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