Polychrome Madonna Figure, Late 18th/Early 19th Century, 115cm High
A carved polychrome and giltwood figure of the Madonna, late 18th/early 19th century, near flat to the back on an integral wood base, 45.28 in. high
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- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- Giltwood - Giltwood is used to describe a gold finish on furniture and other decorative wooden items, whereby a thin sheet of gold metal, called gold leaf, is applied to the surface for decorative purposes.
Unlike gilding, where the gold leaf is applied over a coating of gesso, with giltwood the gold leaf is applied direct to the surface, or over a coat of linseed oil gold leaf adhesive.
Most gold-finished mirrors will be gilded, whereas furniture with gold highlights will have the gold applied through the giltwood method.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- religious objects, Christian
