Gold leaf is a lot thicker than 2 molecules. Comes in 'booklets' interleaved
with parchment paper to keep it from tearing. You apply a piece of an
individual sheet over previously applied sizing (a glue that stays tacky after
drying). You lay the leaf (or even a scrap, in this case) over the spots that
have been sized, burnish firmly with a bone tool and sweep away the excess leaf
(to be recycled!). This would be the technique used on the photo being
discussed. It was also used on fabrics like REALLY fancy gowns that weren't
going to be laundered, as well as some church vestments as well as Manuscripts
and important documents like University diplomas.
Not sure what you mean by plating...in my experience making jewelry that's a
chemical
process that requires an existing metal substrate to receive the plating AND
submersion in a chemical bath that contains the gold.
Donna Hawk
Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out, but to see who cares
enough to break them down.
Musings on Life and Art (blog)
Re: [h-cost] Look at this photo
Käthe Barrows
Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:55:02 -0700
> The gold jewelry really pops! Is it gold leaf?I believe that gold leaf is
> only two molecules thick, so maybe gold plated which, I think, is thicker
> and, therefore, more durable. And gold leaf has to be applied by hand, with
> glue, where plating is quicker.
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Carolyn Kayta Barrows
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