Postby dognose » Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:09 pm
Gold and Silver in the Ornamentation of Glass
Messrs. Elkington, of London. Eng.. have made a development in the direction of the metallic ornamentation of glass and china. It has been known for some time past that it is possible to precipitate metal on glass and earthenware. The process, roughly stated, is to paint the glass with silver in solution, and then subject the article to the action of fire. This done, the surface treated is receptive of any thickness of silver and gold that may be desired. In the firing, the two materials, so to speak, fuse one into the other. So intimately, indeed, do the glass and metal intermix that it is impossible to remove any portion of the latter without breaking the former. One advantage accruing from this process is the doing away with plaster joinings in metal necks of stoppered bottles, etc. The artistic results are striking.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 2nd March 1898
Trev.