CHAPTEE XXXHI. 



HINTS ON PAINTING MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



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IN the preparation of museum specimens in general there is, 

 from first to last, a great deal of painting to be done, and a 

 knowledge of how to paint specimens properly is quite as 

 necessary as a knowledge of how to mount them. 



MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR GENERAL WORK. 



Brushes for Fine Work. 

 Artists' round Sable, No. 2, each . . 



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Sets. 

 12cts. j 

 15 cts. ; 

 18 cts. 

 20 cts. 

 27 cts. 



Brushes for Ordinary Work. 



Flat Fitch (bristles), No. 1, each. . . 7 cts. 



" " "2, "... 7 cts. 



3, "... Sets. 



4, "... 10 cts. 



5, "... 10 cts. 

 "6, "... 12 cts. 



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Brushes for Coarse Work. 



Sash tool, No. 5, each 20 cts. 



" " 6, " 25 cts. 



Sash tool, No. 7, each 30 cts. 



" 8, " 35 cts. 



Palette 25 cts. 



Palette knife 25 cts. 



Palette cups, each . . ; 10 cts. 



Spirits of turpentine, per qt 15 cts. 



Boiled linseed oil, per qt 20 cts. 



Hard oil finish (white, for varnish- 

 ing) per pt 25 cts. 



\Vhnhor & Newton ' Tube Colors, as fol- 

 lows : 



Ivory black, 8 cts. ; Vandyke brown, 8 

 cts. ; Burnt sienna, 8 cts. ; Raw sienna, 8 

 cts. ; Burnt umber, 8 cts. ; Raw umber, 8 

 cts. ; Naples yellow, Sets. ; Chrome yellow, 

 8 cts. ; Yellow ochre, 8 cts. ; Indigo, 8 cts. ; 

 Indian red, 8 cts. ; Vermilion, 15 cts. ; 

 Flake white, 8 cts. ; Sugar of lead, 8 cts. 



For coarse work, all these colors, except the finer ones, 

 should be bought in one-pound cans, ground in oil. In addi- 

 tion to colors ground in oil, it is extremely desirable to have 

 from one to two pounds of each of the following : 



DRY COLORS, AND COST PER POUND. 



Zinc white 10 cts. 



Vandyke brown .... 15 cts. 



Lamp-black 35 cts. 



Plumbago . . 10 cts. 



Chrome yellow 25 cts. Raw sienna 15 cts. 



Burnt umber 15 cts. 



Raw umber 15 cts. 



Burnt sienna. . . 15 cts. 



