Dutch Metal Gold Leaf
It is very malleable and ductile and so can be beaten into very thin sheets.
Dutch metal gold leaf. It is also known by other names such as composition gold leaf dutch gold schlagmetal and schlag leaf. It is considerable less expensive because there is no gold to be found in it. Composition leaf dutch metal also known as schlag metal imitation gold imitation silver or dutch metal these products are finest quality metal leaf. Imitation silver leaf is composed of 100 aluminium.
It is made from brass and has several names such as imitation gold composition leaf as well as brass leaf. The alloy typically consists of 85 88 copper and zinc. Imitation gold leaf also known as dutch metal used only for interior decorating. We carry the 2 composition gold which looks similar to 23 karat gold.
Imitation gold leaf the origins of dutch metal leaf. Dutch gold leaf patent version this gold leaf is actually not gold at all. Composition gold leaf dutch gold and in germany it is known as schlagmetal. Imitation gold leaf is typically composed of copper and zinc alloy of 85 copper and 15 zinc.
It will tarnish after a short period of service. Dutch metal is a form of brass. Each leaf is 5 1 2 x 5 1 2.