The art of glass shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel : likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses : to which is added, the method of painting on glass and enameling : also how to extract the colours from minerals, metals, herbs and flowers ... : illustrated with proper sculptures / written originally in French, by Mr. H. Blancourt, and now first translated into English ; with an appendix, containing exact instructions for making glass-eyes of all colours.

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Title: The art of glass shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel : likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses : to which is added, the method of painting on glass and enameling : also how to extract the colours from minerals, metals, herbs and flowers ... : illustrated with proper sculptures / written originally in French, by Mr. H. Blancourt, and now first translated into English ; with an appendix, containing exact instructions for making glass-eyes of all colours.
Author: Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean, b. ca. 1650.
Publication: London :: Printed for Dan. Brown ... Tho. Bennet ... D. Midwinter and Tho. Leigh ... and R. Wilkin ...,; 1699.
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Subject terms: Glass manufacture -- Early works to 1800.; Enamel and enameling -- Early works to 1800.; Precious stones.
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CHAP. CLIII. To make a pretty Green Enamel.

THE Gaiety of the Spring being conceived by this Colour, renders it exceeding pleasant to the Eye; 'tis an Idea of Nature revived, a Triumph over its Death, and the Symbole of its Victory.

It may be very perfectly imitated if you put four Pound of the Principal Powder in your White glazed Pot, and let it melt and purifie ten or twelve Hours in the Furnace, afterwards cast it into Water, dry it and put it again into the Pot, and let it be fully refi∣ned; then take Scales of Copper thrice calcined as in Chap. 34. two Ounces, Scales of Iron at the Smith's Forge on the Anvil-Block, forty eight Grains, mix and reduce them to an impalpable Powder, and throw it at three several times and Portions into your Pot of Principal Matter, stirring the Metal very well that it may be equally tinged by the mixture of the Colours; if it be to your Fancy, and of a pleasant colour, let it stand a while in the Fire, until it be throughly incorporated; thus take it off, and you'll have a delicate Green Enamel very proper for all sort of Goldsmiths Work.