[Sca-cooks] Brass & Copper Pitchers

[Patricia Collum]

The first time yes, but during this last fefurbishment, the new copper skin
was treated to match the color we all know and love.

Cecily
----- Original Message -----
From: "Avraham haRofeh of Sudentur" <goldbergr1 at cox.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Brass & Copper Pitchers


> > Is that paint or patina? Copper oxidizes to blue-green and this can also
> be
> > done chemically, on purpose. A patina will look like paint, except it
will
> > not be shiny at all and the color will vary across the surface. The
Statue
> > of Liberty is copper-clad with a chemical patina to mimic age.
>
> Nope, sorry. Lady Liberty was NOT chemically patina'ed - she was bright
> shiny copper when she first stood in New York Harbor. She's acquired her
> green coat naturally - it doesn't take very long, given the moderately
high
> acid level of the rain in Metro New York.
>
> Avraham
>
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