Historical Techniques: Cold Gilding

An historal technique of goldplating, described in 18th century literature, was reproduced. This cold-plating technique uses salts of gold, produced by dissolving gold in aqua regia. these salts are then rubbed onto a silver surfaces. Test prove that with this technique a thin goldlayer can be creat...

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Main Author: Michiel Langeveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EXARC 2012-09-01
Series:EXARC Journal
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Online Access:https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10080

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