Lincrusta

[1][2] Lincrusta was launched in 1877 and was used in a host of applications from royal homes to railway carriages.

Notable installations included six staterooms on the Titanic, and in the United States the White House, the Winchester Mystery House[3] and Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut, where it has been completely restored and is on view to the public.

Lincrusta is made from a paste of gelled linseed oil and wood flour spread onto a paper base.

[5] The linseed gel continues to dry for many years, so the surface gets harder over time.

Both oil-based and water-based paints can be applied to Lincrusta; therefore, it can provide a base for effects from simple colour washes or marbling, scumbling, and glazing, to more elaborate gilding and vert de mer treatments.