Zwischgold

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Scope note
A laminated leaf, resembling gold leaf, was made by placing a thin sheet of gold over a similar sheet of silver (or tin) and hammering the two together. The gold-silver laminate was used instead of gold leaf, but it had the undesirable characteristic of tarnishing, since the thin gold layer cannot protect the silver below.
Zwischgold
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024