disque doré au bain

English translation: ... gilded by dipping

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French term or phrase:disque doré au bain
English translation:... gilded by dipping
Entered by: angela3thomas

19:06 Apr 6, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting / ancient art
French term or phrase: disque doré au bain
Hello!
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: Mirror. - Bronze, wood, and gold. Technique: Le disque est fondu, poli et doré au bain.
ATTEMPTS:
The disk is cast, polished, and gilded, i.e., immersed/plunged in a gold bath.
The disk is cast, polished, and bathed in a gold solution.
I have also found these terms as well: plating bath/gilding bath/wet gilding/water gilding
ISSUE: Not sure which is the best way to translate this phrase as I'm not familiar with the field of metalworking.
Thank you in advance for any feedback!
angela3thomas
United States
... gilded by dipping
Explanation:
https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/objecttype/pend...
101: Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service Griffiths, N. 1986 Horse ...... the reverse indicating that the pendant had been gilded by dipping the entire object.

blog.drapestyle.com/tag/outdoor-drapes/... the Tweed Museum of Art (it's located at the University of Minnesota-who knew? ...... Brass buttons that were gilded by dipping in an amalgam of mercury and ...
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B D Finch
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... gilded by dipping


Explanation:
https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/objecttype/pend...
101: Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service Griffiths, N. 1986 Horse ...... the reverse indicating that the pendant had been gilded by dipping the entire object.

blog.drapestyle.com/tag/outdoor-drapes/... the Tweed Museum of Art (it's located at the University of Minnesota-who knew? ...... Brass buttons that were gilded by dipping in an amalgam of mercury and ...

B D Finch
France
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: English
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