gilders
Leaf application artisans
Gilders are people who apply gold leaf or gold paint to surfaces.
The craft involves covering objects—picture frames, architectural details, book edges, religious icons—with thin layers of gold for decorative effect.
The gilders restored the ornate ceiling to its original brilliance.
The term also refers to tools used in the gilding process.
Beaten metal for gilding
- burnishingSmoothing by friction
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- boleArboreal stem section
mordant · gesso · patina · tooling · restoration · conservation · bookbinding · illumination
Decorative additions to something
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- furnitureMovable room objects
- mirrorsReflective glass surfaces
- altarpiecesReligious artwork behind altars
domes · ceilings · architectural · rococo · baroque · manuscripts · lettering · signage
Former Dutch monetary unit
- florinHistoric European coin
- guldenOld Dutch monetary unit
- mintingProducing official currency
- coinageInvented term or currency
numismatics · denomination · circulation · exchange · monetary · currency · coins · banknotes
Skilled manual worker
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- decoratorOne who adorns interiors
restorer · conservator · artisan · trade · skill · technique · specialist · commission
goldleaf
Beaten metal for gilding
- burnishingSmoothing by friction
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
bole · mordant · gesso · patina · tooling · restoration · conservation · bookbinding · illumination
ornamentation
Decorative additions to something
altarpieces · domes · ceilings · architectural · rococo · baroque · manuscripts · lettering · signage · carving
guilder
Former Dutch monetary unit
coinage · numismatics · denomination · circulation · exchange · monetary · currency · coins · banknotes
craftsman
Skilled manual worker
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
decorator · restorer · conservator · artisan · trade · skill · technique · specialist · commission · studio
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- decorative paintersmuralist, scenic artist
- embellishersdecorators, adorners, beautifiers, enhancers, garnishers
- painting suppliesbrushes, paint, paint tubes, paintbrush, brush
- jewelersjeweler, goldsmith, silversmith, custom jeweler, jewelry designer
- coin makersstampers, engravers, designers
gildersstrippers
Performers who disrobe
paint strippers · antiquers · tarnishers · sandblasters · oxidizers
- gilded framesGold-coated picture enclosures
- gilded cageLuxurious confinement lacking liberty
- gilded ageFlashy era hiding corruption
- gilded the lilyEmbellished something already beautiful
- The Gilded AgeLate 1800s American prosperity
- bird in a gilded cageSomeone trapped in comfortable captivity