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gilding of glass or ceramic ware by using a size of japan or lacquer.Also, oil-gilding.[1840-50]
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oil gilding — Also known as mordant gilding, this is attaching gold leaf to a non absorbent surface which has been coated with a mordant size (an adhesive) either a slow drying type containing linseed oil, or a quick drying type sometimes called japan gold… … Glossary of Art Terms
oil gilding — noun or oil gold : gilding on a surface coated with oil paint and size * * * gilding of glass or ceramic ware by using a size of japan or lacquer. Also, oil gilding. [1840 50] … Useful english dictionary
Gilding — is the art of applying a thin layer of gold, simulated gold, or other metal to a surface. Products employed may be real gold leaf ranging in karats from 9 up to 24; imitation leaf composition gold, Dutch metal leaf, aluminum leaf, copper leaf;… … Wikipedia
oil — See ink, linseed oil, machine oil, oil gilding, oil paint, oilstone, paraffin, and wax … Glossary of Art Terms
oil gold — noun see oil gilding … Useful english dictionary
mordant gilding — Oil gilding … Glossary of Art Terms
gild and gilding — Applying gold leaf. See fire gilding (ormolu), oil gilding (mordant gilding), and water gilding. Also see bole, gilt, sculpture, and semi matt … Glossary of Art Terms
water gilding — The application of gold leaf to a surface of gesso (or whiting) which may have been coated with bole, and this covered with a water and glue. The gold is then burnished. This is a better technique than oil gilding (also known as mordant… … Glossary of Art Terms
Wash gilding — Wash Wash, n. 1. The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Painterwork — accomplishes two things, namely the preservation and the coloration of the material painted. The compounds used for painting, taking the word as meaning a thin protective or decorative coat, are very numerous, including oil paint of many kinds,… … Wikipedia
