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Any of various materials used to replicate gold leaf. Genuine gilding has been imitated since medieval times by using a transparent yellow glaze over silver or tin leaf. In the 19th century, bronze leaf was also used as a gilding imitation. Currently, imitation gold leaf is typically made from tinted sheets of aluminum or white gold (palladium and platinum).

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