Chinese Silver Leaf Pack - PATENT - 500 leaves - 17 gram

Chinese Silver Leaf Pack - PATENT - 500 leaves - 17 gram

Chinese Brand - Each leaf is 3 3/8" x 3 3/8" square. Approx. coverage is 39 sqft. 17 Gram weight per 1000 leaves.

Patent Leaf -  also referred to as transfer leaf, is leaf mounted to special tissue paper by a pressure process. A book of patent silver leaf is assembled by placing each unit of silver leaf and tissue paper between pieces of thin rouged paper. The gilder can then remove one leaf at a time without disturbing the remaining leaves.

Patent leaf is removed from the book without the aid of a gilder's tip. The leaf will stay on the tissue until it is pressed onto the prepared surface and the tissue backing is removed.