Gold Beater
by Science Photo Library
Title
Gold Beater
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Science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Gold beater, 19th century. Illustration of a gold beater at work. Goldbeating involves hammering gold into a thin sheet for use in gilding. Artwork from volume 4 (1875) of a republication of 'Les Grandes Usines', a multi-volume work on French industry by journalist and author Julien Turgan (1824-1887).
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June 27th, 2016
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