What is verre eglomise?
Verre eglomise
Verre eglomise is the applied art of hand water gilding of gold, silver and other precious metals on glass to create mirror-like reflective surfaces. Studio Peascod combines verre eglomise techniques with Japanese papers washi, etching, and painting.
A Parisian picture-framer to Louis XV, Jean Baptiste Glomy, popularised the art form in the 18th century, lending his name to this far older technique, examples of which date back to the Pre-Roman era.
Origins of verre eglomise
A Parisian picture-framer to Louis XV, Jean Baptiste Glomy, popularised the art form in the 18th century, lending his name to this far older technique, examples of which date back to the Pre-Roman era.
What is verre eglomise?
The production of verre eglomise involves several stages; the reverse side of glass is gilded with gold, silver or other metal leaf and fixed with a gelatine-based adhesive resulting in a highly mirrored surface. The leaf is positioned using a gilder’s tip or sometimes bamboo tweezers.
Studio Peascod combines verre eglomise techniques with Japanese papers washi, etching, and painting.