Etched gold imitation
The Ätzgoldimitation is a common of decoration of porcelain . It is an on-glaze decoration and is based on bright gold .
On the glazed and smooth fired shards of the decor pattern by means of a Mattierungsgrundlage such. B. varnish applied. Very fine sand or glass powder is sprinkled on the still damp varnish in order to create rough bumps. Then the sand is burned in with a decorative firing . After this firing, this decorative pattern is provided with a bright gold coating and fired again. Due to the property of bright gold to shine only on smooth surfaces, but to remain matt on rough surfaces, a decor with smooth and rough areas appears after this firing, which imitates an etched gold edge . However, the elevations and depressions can hardly be felt in the case of an imitation gold.
To reduce costs, firing can be dispensed with and the gold can be applied directly to the dried and sanded matting base.
Inexpensive and modern etched gold imitations are decorated using the sliding picture process .
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literature
- Ekkehardt Kraemer (ed.): Saxon-Thuringian manufactory porcelain. Glass ceramic publicly owned foreign trade company of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin 1985