History could not patinate the members of the monster because history had no time to evolve.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Sense of the Past] Reference

Josiah Wedgwood used "Dr. Turner's brown varnish" to put an antiqued bronze surface on pottery. 1 Metals were varnished to protect them from rust, preserve their luster without constant polishing, deepen their color or patinate the surface.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference

Over time, the petroglyphs will eventually patinate and be as dark as the original rock surface.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lahontan Valley News - Top Stories] Reference

Elliott had also called the Mestrovic restoration "highly questionable" because the coating gave the bronzes a rubbery, dime-store look and wouldn't allow them to patinate naturally.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Reader] Reference