Research Results For 'Lacquer'

QUEEN ANNE

In terms of furniture, Queen Anne refers to a style of furniture popularised around the early 18th century of which there are a few distinctive features: the use of walnut; the use of the cabriole leg, which is a leg shaped in the form of a double curve with the upper part being convex and the lower part concave, and the leg ending in either a claw-and-ball or a paw foot and the use of marquetry, inlay, veneering, and lacquer work and carvings of scallop shells, scrolls, Oriental figures, animals, and plants to decorate furniture of the time. Chairs of the Queen Anne period often had a curved back (a splat back) so as to fit the small of the back.
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ANACARDIACEAE

Anacardiaceae is a natural order of plants, consisting of tropical trees and shrubs which secrete an acrid resinous juice, which is often used as a varnish. Mastic, Japan lacquer, and Martaban varnish are some of their products. The cashew (genus Anacardium), the pistacia, sumach, mango, etc, are members of the order.
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VARNISH TREE

The Varnish Tree (Melanorrhoea usifatissima) is an evergreen tree of the natural order Anacardiaceae. A native of the East Indies, it grows to a height of 30 meters, and has thick, oval, alternate leaves. The red flowers are produced in clusters from the base of the leaves. The timber is hard, heavy, and dark-coloured, one of several kinds known as lignum vitae. The sap is used as a lacquer for domestic articles.
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DOPE

Dope is a type of lacquer used in aircraft manufacture for the tautening and protection of stretched linen fabric.
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FLAMBOYANT FINISH

Flamboyant finish is a form of industrial paintwork, popular for bicycle frames, whereby the article to be painted is given one or two coats of metallic paint, usually aluminium, before being lightly sprayed with a coat of semi-transparent very pure brilliant colour and finished with a coat of clear lacquer.
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LACQUER

Originally, lacquer was a thick emulsion derived from the sap of a certain native tree in China and used as a varnish. The term is now applied to almost any varnish.
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ORIENTAL LACQUER

Oriental lacquer is a thick, milky emulsion obtained from the sap of the Rhus vernicifera tree which is native to China. The emulsion is heated to purify it and forms a natural lacquer which will dry readily in a dark, cool and damp environment, but which will remain tacky indefinitely if exposed to light and warmth.
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SUDAN YELLOW R

Sudan Yellow R is the popular name for 4-AminoazoBenzene, an orange powder used as a dye for lacquer, varnish, waxes, oils and styrene resins as well as being used in insecticides and as an intermediate in the manufacture of the dyes Chrysoidine, Induline, Solid Yellow and Acid Yellow.
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GOLD BRONZE

Gold bronze is a light coloured bronze powder made from copper alloy and mainly used in decorative interior work. Gold bronze tends to tarnish unless protected by a lacquer.
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