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Article: Gilding
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- May 1, 1988
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GILDING IS NO LONGER a household word-if it ever was.
For most, the term refers to an opulent art form that adds a
radiant finish to a museum's finest frames and furniture. For
others, it sounds like a stallion that has lost all interest in
mares.
"The truth is that gilding probably died and is now experiencing
a resurgence," says local interior designer Sam Morrow. "Fine
finishes are becoming of greater interest to the public, and there
are more artisans practicing gilding."
Gilding, the art of applying gold leaf to a finished surface, has
inched out of the shadows of virtual oblivion only in the last 10
years. In part, the progress can be credited to a small band of
museum and ...