29881
Accession Number
36589
Author
Smith, Cyril Stanley
Editor
Brown, B. Floyd; Burnett, Harry C.; Chase, W. Thomas; Goodway, Martha; Kruger, Jerome; Pourbaix, Marcel
Title Of Article Chaper
Some constructive corrodings
Title Of Journal Book
Corrosion and metal artifacts. A dialogue between conservators and archaeologists and corrosion scientists
Volume
479
Pages
143-153
Collation
25 refs.
Publisher
US Department of Commerce. National Bureau of Standards
Publisher City
Washington
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Meeting on corrosion and metal artifacts
Meeting City
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Abstract
Some uses of corrosion in the decorative finishing of metal surfaces. Depletion gilding. Coatings of copper with arsenic vapour. Copper deposition on iron. Etching and electrolitic engraving.
Keywords
Metal, finishing polishing; Gold, alloy; Metal, colouring decoration; Metal, history; Print engraving, copper etching ICCROM
pub_id
29881
Meeting Date
19760317-19760318