Broken Gold Leaf

Description:
Patent Gold Leaf
Patent gold leaf, also referred to transfer gold leaf, is gold leaf mounted on a special tissue paper by a pressure process. A book of patent gold leaf is assembled by placing each unit of gold leaf between sheets of thin rouged paper. The gilder can then remove one leaf a time without disturbing the remaining leaves.
Patent leaf is removed from the book without the aid of a gilders tip. The leaf will stay on the tissue until is pressed onto the prepared surface and this tissue backing is removed. This form of gold leaf is necessary for outdoor work or where conditions would make loose leaf unmanageable. Patent gold leaf is not recommended for water gilding is best suited for flat surfaces.