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Paper, regarding how to paint on agate by Sir Edmund Bacon of Norfolk

Reference number: CLP/3i/41

Date: 17th century

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Bacon describes a method of painting on agate so that the painting appears within the stone, using a spirit of salt and no fire.

A paper slip attached to the first page reads 'These papers about dying were set here in one parcel by a former Committee.'

Subject: Chemistry

Reference number
CLP/3i/41
Earliest possible date
17th century
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, regarding how to paint on agate by Sir Edmund Bacon of Norfolk, 17th century, CLP/3i/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3i_41/paper-regarding-how-to-paint-on-agate-by-sir-edmund-bacon-of-norfolk, accessed on 10 December 2024

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