Art's master-piece, or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex ... by C.K.

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Title
Art's master-piece, or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex ... by C.K.
Author
C. K.
Publication
London :: Printed for G. Conyers ... and J. Sprint ...,
1697.
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Subject terms
Painting -- Technique.
Decoration and ornament.
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"Art's master-piece, or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex ... by C.K." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47168.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.

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To Dye or Stain Wood for Inlaying of Flowers or other things in Ca∣binets.

Get moist new Horse-Dung, and squeeze out the moisture through a Cloth, put it into se∣veral small Vessels fit for your purpose, and dissolve Gum A∣rabick, and Roach Allom, each the quantity of a Walnut, and with these mix Reds, Greens, Blues, or any Colour that is sutable to the work, stir them

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often three or four 〈…〉〈…〉 then take your Wood, particularly Pear-tree for VVhite, cut into the thickness of half-crowns, or so much as will suffice any Inlayed work, and in a square or length, according to your desire, boil up the Liquors or Colours very hot, and put in the VVood till the Colour has well taken; some indeed you may take out sooner, that the Colour being less strong, may the better agree with your par∣ticoloured Flowers, Shading and the like.

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