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252 THE- ARTIST'S ASSISTANT.
" fer the paper to dry, and then, or any time after-
il wards, breathe on it till it be moiftened, and im-
" mediately lav leaves of gold, or parts of leaves cut
" in the moil advantageous manner to fave the gold,
<: over the parts drawn or written upon with the lac
£: ammoniacum, and prefs them gently to the paper
<c with a ball of cotton, or foft leather: when the
i( paper becomes dry, which a fhort time, or gentle
" heat will foon effect, brufh off, with a foft pencil,
cc or rub off with a fine linen ras, the redundant sold
" which covered the parts between the lines of the
" drawing or writing ; and the finch: hair flrokes
" of the pencil or pen, as well as the broader, will
" appear perfectly gilt."
The manner praftifed by the profeffed leather
gilders, for the making hangings for rooms, fkreens.
&c. is not properly gilding, but lacquering, being
done by means of leaf filver, coloured by a yellow
varnifh, on the fame principle with the lacquered
frames of pi&ures, &c. which were formerly in ufe.
It is an important manufacture, as the leather orna-
mented in this manner, not only admits of a great
variety of defigns in emboffed refemblin?
either gilding or filver, but alfo of the addition of
paintings of almoft every fort.
Of gilding glafs without annealing or burning:—•
glafs may be gilt, by applying as a cement any gold
fize, or other fize, gum water, or varnifh ;. and when
it is of a proper degree of drynefs, laying on the gold
as in other methods of gilding. The work may alfo
be polifhed afterwards in the fame manner, it the
burnifhed appearance be defired ; but where that is
intended, it is proper to add bole armoniac. chalk, or
other fuch fubftance to the cement,
When
" fer the paper to dry, and then, or any time after-
il wards, breathe on it till it be moiftened, and im-
" mediately lav leaves of gold, or parts of leaves cut
" in the moil advantageous manner to fave the gold,
<: over the parts drawn or written upon with the lac
£: ammoniacum, and prefs them gently to the paper
<c with a ball of cotton, or foft leather: when the
i( paper becomes dry, which a fhort time, or gentle
" heat will foon effect, brufh off, with a foft pencil,
cc or rub off with a fine linen ras, the redundant sold
" which covered the parts between the lines of the
" drawing or writing ; and the finch: hair flrokes
" of the pencil or pen, as well as the broader, will
" appear perfectly gilt."
The manner praftifed by the profeffed leather
gilders, for the making hangings for rooms, fkreens.
&c. is not properly gilding, but lacquering, being
done by means of leaf filver, coloured by a yellow
varnifh, on the fame principle with the lacquered
frames of pi&ures, &c. which were formerly in ufe.
It is an important manufacture, as the leather orna-
mented in this manner, not only admits of a great
variety of defigns in emboffed refemblin?
either gilding or filver, but alfo of the addition of
paintings of almoft every fort.
Of gilding glafs without annealing or burning:—•
glafs may be gilt, by applying as a cement any gold
fize, or other fize, gum water, or varnifh ;. and when
it is of a proper degree of drynefs, laying on the gold
as in other methods of gilding. The work may alfo
be polifhed afterwards in the fame manner, it the
burnifhed appearance be defired ; but where that is
intended, it is proper to add bole armoniac. chalk, or
other fuch fubftance to the cement,
When