White shellac

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

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000