Amalgam Gilding
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| Amalgam Gilding | The process used for the gilding of many copper alloys in ancient and historic times. Gold becomes pasty when mixed with mercury and may be applied as a paste over a surface. This can be followed by heating to drive off most of the mercury, or the mercury can be applied to the clean surface of the object to be gilded, followed by the attachment of gold leaf or foil.
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