Gold
Iran
16th Century
Source: Pakzad, Z. (2017). Color Structure in the Persian Painting. Review of European Studies, 9(1), 1-17.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Gold sheets, Honey, Warm water, Isinglass
Preparation Steps
Thin gold sheets are placed in a porcelain bowl and pulverized with honey until they become soft. Warm water is poured over the mixture to dissolve the honey. After the gold dust settles, the water is removed. This cleaning process is repeated 2-3 times. Finally, isinglass is added to the gold dust (p. 13).
Original Recipe Text
Thin gold sheets are placed in a porcelain bowl and pulverized with honey until they become soft. Warm water is poured over the mixture to dissolve the honey. After the gold dust settles, the water is removed. This cleaning process is repeated 2-3 times. Finally, isinglass is added to the gold dust (p. 13).
Evidence
"thin sheets of gold are put into the porcelain bowl. Then the sheets are well pulverized with honey to be quite soft... warm water is slowly poured on gold lightly agitate until honey is dissolved in hot water... isinglass is poured on it and mixed"
Remarks
Excessive pulverization destroys the intermolecular bonds, causing the gold to become 'hollow' (p. 13). Gilding using gold paint/leaf is known as Tazhib (p. 2).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
Experimental-based manner
Remaking
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
BinderFish glue (Isinglass)
ColorGold
RegionIran
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorPakzad, Z.
CollectionThin sheets of gold
Language
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