Difference between revisions of "Fire silvering"
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| − | 1) A silver gilding technique in which an [ | + | 1) A silver gilding technique in which an [[amalgam]] of [[silver]] with [[mercury]] is applied to a metal such as [[copper]] or [[brass]] then the metal is heated to flash volatilize the mercury and deposit a thin layer of silver. |
2) A silver gilding technique in which a metal is coated with silver powder then heated to melt the silver into a continuous film. | 2) A silver gilding technique in which a metal is coated with silver powder then heated to melt the silver into a continuous film. | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 15 January 2014
Description
1) A silver gilding technique in which an Amalgam of Silver with Mercury is applied to a metal such as Copper or Brass then the metal is heated to flash volatilize the mercury and deposit a thin layer of silver.
2) A silver gilding technique in which a metal is coated with silver powder then heated to melt the silver into a continuous film.
Synonyms and Related Terms
amalgam silvering; argenture au feu (Fr.); Feuerversilberung (Deut.); vuurverzilveren (Ned.)
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998