Por′ce-lain-gild′ing.
Porcelain is gilded with a magma of gold, quicksilver, and flux, thinned with turpentine and oil, like paint, and laid on with a brush. A stencil-plate and powdered charcoal may be used to delineate the design upon an adhesive surface spread upon the ware. The black magma turns to a dead gold color by firing as the volatile ingredients are sublimed, and the brightness of gold is obtained by burnishing.Parcelain-oven. |