THE

PAINTER,

GILDER, AND VARNISHER'S

COMPANION:

CONTAINING

RULES AND REGULATIONS

IN

EVERYTHING RELATING TO THE ARTS OF PAINTING,
GILDING, VARNISHING, GLASS-STAINING, GRAINING,
MARBLING, SIGN-WRITING, GILDING ON GLASS,
AND COACH PAINTING AND VARNISHING;

Tests for the Detection of Adulterations in Oils, Colors, Etc.

AND A

STATEMENT OF THE DISEASES TO WHICH PAINTERS ARE PECULIARLY
LIABLE, WITH THE SIMPLEST AND BEST REMEDIES.

SIXTEENTH EDITION.

REVISED, WITH AN APPENDIX.

CONTAINING

COLORS AND COLORING THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL.

COMPRISING DESCRIPTIONS OF

GREAT VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL PIGMENTS, THEIR QUALITIES
AND USES. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, DRYERS, AND MODES
AND OPERATIONS OF PAINTING, ETC.

TOGETHER WITH

Chevreul's Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors.

PHILADELPHIA:

HENRY CAREY BAIRD & CO.,
INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS AND IMPORTERS,

810 WALNUT STREET.