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  1. Oct 2022
    1. In at least one other published version the first two items on this list are not peacock fans and Japanese screens but “ormolu garden gates, handleless cups”. The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories, ed. Michael Cox and R.A. Gilbert

      Ormolu is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way. The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold coating. The French refer to this technique as "bronze doré"; in English, it is known as "gilt bronze". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormolu?wprov=sfti1

    2. peacock fans, Japanese screens,

      In at least one other published version the first two items on this list are not peacock fans and Japanese screens but “ormolu garden gates, handleless cups”. The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories, ed. Michael Cox and R.A. Gilbert

      Ormolu is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way. The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold coating. The French refer to this technique as "bronze doré"; in English, it is known as "gilt bronze". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormolu?wprov=sfti1

  2. Apr 2021