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[[File:41-48_White.Shellac_canvas.jpg|thumb|White Shellac on unsized canvas (visible light left; UV light right)]]
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[[File:42-49_White.Shellac-gypsum.glue_canvas.jpg|thumb|White Shellac on gypsum glue canvas (visible light left; UV light right)]]
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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bleached shellac; gomme laque blanche (Fr.); goma laca blanca (Esp.); goma laca blanqueada (Esp.)
 
bleached shellac; gomme laque blanche (Fr.); goma laca blanca (Esp.); goma laca blanqueada (Esp.)
  
== Additional Images ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
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File:42-49_White.Shellac-gypsum.glue_canvas.jpg|White Shellac
 
File:44-50_White.Shellac-chalk.glue_canvas.jpg|White Shellac
 
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 706
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 706

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White Shellac on unsized canvas (visible light left; UV light right)
White Shellac on gypsum glue canvas (visible light left; UV light right)
White Shellac on chalk glue canvas (visible light left; UV light right)

Description

A transparent, colorless Shellac. White shellac is decolorized with bleach (Sodium hypochlorite) or alkali. It is soluble in ethanol.

Synonyms and Related Terms

bleached shellac; gomme laque blanche (Fr.); goma laca blanca (Esp.); goma laca blanqueada (Esp.)

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 706
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996