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Silicate paint

Scope note

An extremely durable paint, the vehicle of which consists chiefly of water glass, used especially for painting on mortar, sometimes on dry plaster; can be indistinguishable from true fresco. WEHLTE

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300015061

Term used for

paint, silicate

Created

13yrs ago

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