shell gold

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Scope note
Gold leaf ground into a powder and mixed with honey or other binder, used to produce powdered effects on leather bindings, to repair or restore gold tooling, and to gild manuscripts. Originally packaged in mussel shells, more recently it is sold in plastic containers shaped like mussel shells or in tablet or small block form.
shell gold
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024