ace, can be decorated with Decalcomanie; the immediate result
being an exact resemblance to painting by hand. The art itself is
simple and ingenious, and while affording agreeable occupation to
ladies, it may be made to serve many useful purposes, on account of
the numerous objects which will admit of being thus ornamented.

2561. Materials Employed in Decalcomanie.

i. A bottle of transfer varnish for fixing the drawings.

ii. A bottle of light varnish to pass over the drawings when fixed.

iii. A bottle of spirit to clean the brushes, and to remove those
pictures which may not be successful.

iv. A piece of beaver cloth about nine inches square.

v. A paper-knife and roller.

vi. Two or three camel-hair brushes.

vii. A basin of water.

viii. A bottle of opaque varnish.

2562. Instructions.

Thoroughly clean and free from grease the article to be decorated;
then, having cut off the white paper margin of the drawing, dip one of
the brushes into the transfer varnish, and give it a very light coat,
being especially careful to cover the whole of the coloured portion,
but not to allow it to touch the blank paper; then lay the drawing,
face downwards, on the object to be ornamented, taking care to place
it at once where it is to remain, as it would be spoilt by moving. If
the varnish, on its first application, is too liquid, allow the
picture to remain for about ten minutes to set.

Moisten the cloth with water, and lay it gently on the drawing which
has been previously laid in its place on the object to be decorated;
then rub it over with the paper-knife or roller, so as to cause the
print to adhere in every part; this done, remove the cloth, well soak
the paper with a camel-hair brush dipped in water, and immediately
after lift the paper by one corner, and gently draw it off.

The picture will be left on the object, while the paper will come off
perfectly white. Care must be taken that the piece of cloth, without
being too wet, is sufficiently so to saturate the paper completely.
The drawing must now be washed with a camel-hair brush, in clean
water, to remove the surplus varnish, and then left till quite dry. On
the following day, cover the picture with a light coat of the fixing
varnish, to give brilliancy to the colours.

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