Sanguine Paint N1

Experiment

Heritage

Research

Technology

Sanguine reconstruction of a recipe by Georges Bontemps (1868)

Material

Glass
Pigments and glazes

Craft

Other

General Technique

Combining
Surface modifying
Other

Specific Technique

Mixing; Grinding; Painting; Firing

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art, Sample making

Qualities

2D, Colourful, Rigid, Translucent

Colour

Red

Sample Information

Date of creation

07/28/2019

Process & Production

According to the recipe instructions, the vitreous binder (lead-silica glass) was prepared first and consisted of (Pb3O4·SiO2 5:2 wt) following the recipe of Fondant 2 by Bontemps (1868) (Pb3O4·SiO2, 5:2 by wt).Then natural haematite (Fe2O3) and the lead-silica glass were mixed in the proportion of 2:7 by wt and ground together. Finally, the powder was painted on a glass with turpentine as specified in the recipe, and the paint was fired at 620ºC for 30 minutes (ramp 3ºC/minute).

Find more at:
Â. Santos, M. Vilarigues (2019). Sanguine Paint: Production, Characterization, and Adhesion to the Glass Substrate. Studies in Conservation 64, 4, 221-239.

Recipe Details

Ingredients:
natural haematite (Fe2O3), lead-silica glass (Pb3O4·SiO2 5:2 wt), turpentine.Recipe Source: Sanguine reconstruction of a recipe by Georges Bontemps
(“Guide du Verrier”, 1868, pp 732, first recipe).

Credits

Craft Maker

Ângela Santos

Library Contributor

Ângela Santos, FCT NOVA, VICARTE

Photographer

Ângela Santos