Introduction to Filigree in Iran
Filigree is a product of working with gold, silver and copper that has become thin wires and with extraordinary time and precision and the skill and artistry of Filigree, work on the desired product using traditional paintings and designs.Eslami are interconnected and connected.
The earliest works of Iranian Filigree belong to the narration of most scholars from the years 550-330 BC. Unfortunately, since most of the Iranian Filigree objects, such as gold and silver are not available to us because of the reuse of the molten metal, only some of the Qur’anic period have been available, some from the Qajar period, to some of the Quraysh, clasps or trays Various sizes, earrings and so on.
Silver is the most important raw material of Filigree.Other consumables used in Filigree are natural wax, acrid, white alum and sulfur ink. To make the Filigree works, you first need to make the Filigree made of gold, silver or copper, which is obtained by passing the bullion or wire of silver and copper from the rolling mill to the desired wire. After preparing the Filigree tape, it is time to make the Filigree.
At this point, first select a rectangular metal plate of the opposite type with a functional wire of different dimensions and sizes, and coat one surface completely with wax, so that a layer of three to four mm thick is waxed.Cover the screen then place the molds cut into the shape of the desired product on the copper plate, then pass the tape that is more than the Filigree strip around the mold to take the mold shape and place it into the wax.
They then divide the outline by subsequent walls, filling the middle surfaces with Filigree motifs previously made with delicate hand and instrumentation with Filigree tape, and in the last step by very fine steel rods.
They interconnect to form shapes, and then, by melting the wax, separate the fabricated skeleton from the underside. After that the fire is done and all the parts are connected by solder pollen.They cut and separate the steel wires and place the product, which is almost finished, in a pan containing a dilute solution of sulfuric acid, to remove silver additions and stains and finally with the aid of a fine wire brush, They clean the made Filigree and eliminate any unnecessary roughness by polishing and polishing it.
Another type of Filigree is the products made by bending and soldering the Filigree plates, and the production method is to first produce the Filigree to the desired size and then to produce products such as staples and cups. , Sugar, rose water, photo frame, white flower, teaspoon and so on. Made of silver with lower grade handle and base mounted on the work. The motifs in Filigree are often subjective and inspired by ancient and traditional Iranian paintings.