Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . ) IV. CIRCULAR BOWL IN , DUTCH. DATE ABOUT lS0O,H. 5J4IN. (NOZ8I2) , FECIT. BOWL OR BOX. BELL-METAL. No. 2812—1856. BRONZE is obtained from the melting together in certain proportionstwo metals, copper and tin ; and the mixed substance not only differsin colour from either of its constituent elements, but in various otherqualities. As regards colour, for example, in place of the white of the oneand the ruby of the other we have a golden brown
Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . ) IV. CIRCULAR BOWL IN , DUTCH. DATE ABOUT lS0O,H. 5J4IN. (NOZ8I2) , FECIT. BOWL OR BOX. BELL-METAL. No. 2812—1856. BRONZE is obtained from the melting together in certain proportionstwo metals, copper and tin ; and the mixed substance not only differsin colour from either of its constituent elements, but in various otherqualities. As regards colour, for example, in place of the white of the oneand the ruby of the other we have a golden brown. Bronze varies inquality according to the quantities used of the two metals, and manyexperiments have been made, in the way of analysis and otherwise, toascertain the proportions from which the fine antique bronze was famous Ais Corinthiacum, Corinthian bronze, is supposed to havehad small additions of other metals, gold and silver; but the story onwhich this tradition rests has but slight foundation. Eighty-eight parts ofcopper to twelve of tin may be taken as the general result of many analy
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