Gilding

Scope note

Surface application of metal in the form of leaf, powder applied directly to the surface, powder mixed with a binder, or other forms to approximate the effect of solid or inlaid metal.

This term has 1,806 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053789

Broader Terms used

Narrower Terms used

acid-etched gilding
bronze gilding
copper gilding
mat gilding
mercury gilding
mordant gilding
water gilding

Equivalent Terms used

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Rectangular two-handled dish from a dessert service

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

Plate

Maker(s)

Factory: Copeland

Plate from a Dessert Service

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

Plate from a Dessert Service

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

An image of Standing cup and cover

Standing cup and cover

Maker(s)

Enameller: Lepec, Charles-Florent-Joseph

An image of Cup

Gobelet Bouillard et Soucoupe

Maker(s)

Factory: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory

Plate from a Dessert Service

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

Rectangular two-handled dish from a dessert service

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

Plate from a Dessert Service

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

An image of Tray

Plateau-corbeille losange àjouré

Maker(s)

Factory: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Répareur: Censier, Charles (Possibly)

Plate from a Dessert Service

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

An image of Jug

Jug from the Empress Catherine II of Russia Service

Maker(s)

Factory: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Gilder: Le Guay, Etienne-Henry

An image of Plate

Assiette uni

Maker(s)

Factory: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Painter: Levé, Denis
Gilder: Buteux, Pierre-Théodore

An image of Scent bottle

Scent bottle

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode (Uncertain)

Portrait Medallion of Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802)

Maker(s)

An image of Double salt

Salière double

Maker(s)

Factory: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Painter: Tandart, Charles (Uncertain)
Painter: Tandart, Jean-Baptiste, aîné (Uncertain)

An image of Fixed fan

Fixed fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Spoon

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

Chinese Boy wearing a Cabbage Leaf Hat

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Kändler, Johann Joachim (Probably)

Apollo playing the Harp, with Python

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Kändler, Johann Joachim

An image of Cup and saucer

Cup and saucer

Maker(s)

Production: Capodimonte Porcelain Factory

An image of Figure group

Dancing Couple

Maker(s)

Factory: Capodimonte Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Gricci, Giuseppe, modeller

Knife and fork

Maker(s)

Maker: AWB

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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