Burnishing Tool.
Burnishing tool with a bloodstone or haematite head.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration would be dull.
The gold was wiped ...
Burnishing Tool.
Burnishing tool with a bloodstone or haematite head.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration would be dull.
The gold was wiped ...
Burnishing Tool.
Burnishing tool with a bloodstone or haematite head.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration would be dull.
The gold was wiped ...
Burnishing Tool.
Burnishing tool with a bloodstone or haematite head.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration would be dull.
The gold was wiped ...
Burnishing Tool.
Burnishing tool with a bloodstone or haematite head.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration would be dull.
The gold was wiped ...
Burnishing Tool.
Burnishing tool with a bloodstone or haematite head.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration would be dull.
The gold was wiped ...
Burnishing Tool.
Burnishing tool with a bloodstone or haematite head.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration would be dull.
The gold was wiped ...
Burnishing Tool.
Burnishing tool with a bloodstone or haematite head.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration would be dull.
The gold was wiped ...
Burnishing Tools. Glass Fibre Brush.
Burnisher's glass fibre brush.
The tool consists of many glass fibres bound with tape and is roughly 5cm in length.
Used on ware with gold decoration.
The gold would be rubbed with a tool like ...
Burnishing ware, Minton's Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory interior with a view of female workers in the process of burnishing ware. They are positioned facing the window as they needed good light to do the job. Taken at Minton's factory, London ...
Burnisher's Emery Strap.
Burnisher's emery strap. Used to clean and maintain burnishing tools.
Burnishing tools.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration ...
Burnisher's Putty Strap.
Burnisher's putty strap. Used to clean and maintain burnishing tools.
Burnishing tools.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After firing, the gold decoration ...
Burnisher's Putty Tin.
Burnisher's putty tin.
The putty was used in the process of cleaning and maintaining burnishing tools.
Burnishing tools.
Used in pottery making to enhance the appearance of fired gold decoration.
After ...
Gilding, Chapman's Pottery, Longton
Pottery factory interior showing a female pottery worker gilding or banding at a bench. Two onlookers pose for the picture. Probably taken at Chapman's pottery factory, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Gilding
Gilding ...
Gilding.
Pottery factory interior with a view of women working in a gilding workshop.
Gilder's shells can be seen on the work benches.
Gilding.
Gilding is a type of decoration involving the skillful application ...