Vernis Martin 2348372 88528566 2006-11-18T00:22:26Z Smithville 2716992 In [[interior design]], '''vernis Martin''' is a type of [[lacquer]] named for the French brothers Guillaume and Etienne-Simon Martin. It is an imitation Chinese lacquer and was applied to a wide variety of items, from [[furniture]] to [[Coach (vehicle)|coach]]es. It is said to have been made by heating oil and [[copal]] and then adding Venetian [[turpentine]]. ==References== *Frederic Jones, ''The Concise Dictionary of Interior Design'', ISBN 1-56052-067-1 *Marianne Webb, ''Lacquer : Technology and Conservation: Technology and Conservation'', ISBN 0-7506-4412-5 *David Garrioch, ''The Making of Revolutionary Paris'', ISBN 0-520-24327-7 ==External links== [http://www.oldandsold.com/articles16/furniture-50.shtml Vernis Martin Lacquers] {{furniture-stub}} [[fr:Vernis Martin]]