Enamel Portrait of King James II by Charles Boit
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- 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. - James Ii - James II (1633 - 1701) was king of England and Ireland, and as James VII, King of Scotland from 1685 until the "Glorius Revolution" in 1688.
- Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
This item has been included into following indexes:
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miniatures
- 18th century 90
- Georgian 239
- on enamel 2
- portrait and other 1,223
- signed by the artist 272
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