Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 495
,as described by Mr. Watson, the Director of the India Museum, is as follows:The object to be lacquered is turned from hard wood, usually shisham. Afterbeing smoothed and cleaned, it is again fixed in the turners frame (a kind oflathe worked by hand), and made to rotate. The sticks of lacquer… … the heat produced by friction is sufficient to soften the lacquer composition,which attaches itself to the wood, producing, however, a dull and streakyappearance. When sufficient color has been applied, the surface of the articleis skillfully rubbed with a piece of bamboo having a fine edge, by…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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