Mordant Gilding Publique Deposited
- Mordant Gilding. A process of depositing gold on a metal surface, much like firegilding. For the most part mordant gilding – also like firegilding – has been replaced by electrodeposition goldplating.
excerpted with permission from
An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON
Roger W. Burdette, Editor