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<p>[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 1205272, member: 8258"]This type of decoration is called <b>Composition Ornament</b>. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a description of the process:</p><p><br /></p><p>In one container, chunks of amber colored pine rosin or the cheaper black pitch were heated in linseed oil until they melted together and combined completely. In another container (often a double-boiler), previously soaked chunks of animal glue derived from skins and hides were cooked and blended into a uniformly thick solution. The two liquid components were then stirred together. This "batter" was made into a pliable "dough" in a way familiar to any baker. It was poured into a cratered pile of whiting and first mixed with a spatula until it was thick enough to be kneaded by hand. Vigorous folding and kneading in of more whiting was done until the composition had a consistency like modeling clay and was completely uniform.</p><p><br /></p><p>--------------------------------</p><p>The "whiting" refers to chalk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 1205272, member: 8258"]This type of decoration is called [B]Composition Ornament[/B]. Here's a description of the process: In one container, chunks of amber colored pine rosin or the cheaper black pitch were heated in linseed oil until they melted together and combined completely. In another container (often a double-boiler), previously soaked chunks of animal glue derived from skins and hides were cooked and blended into a uniformly thick solution. The two liquid components were then stirred together. This "batter" was made into a pliable "dough" in a way familiar to any baker. It was poured into a cratered pile of whiting and first mixed with a spatula until it was thick enough to be kneaded by hand. Vigorous folding and kneading in of more whiting was done until the composition had a consistency like modeling clay and was completely uniform. -------------------------------- The "whiting" refers to chalk.[/QUOTE]
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