18th Century French Gilt Wood Floral Over Mantle Mirror
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- Giltwood - Giltwood is used to describe a gold finish on furniture and other decorative wooden items, whereby a thin sheet of gold metal, called gold leaf, is applied to the surface for decorative purposes.
Unlike gilding, where the gold leaf is applied over a coating of gesso, with giltwood the gold leaf is applied direct to the surface, or over a coat of linseed oil gold leaf adhesive.
Most gold-finished mirrors will be gilded, whereas furniture with gold highlights will have the gold applied through the giltwood method. - Pierced Decoration - Ornamental woodwork with part of the background cut through and removed to produce an open-work pattern.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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mirrors, wall, period, age or style
- French 642
- overmantle 793
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