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Close plating

Scope note

Process of plating with silver leaf on steel, used especially on knives and scissors; patented in 1779 by Richard Ellis as a technique less expensive than French plating. ILDCS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000233394

Broader Terms used

plating

Term used for

plating, close

Equivalent Terms used

close-plated

Created

13yrs ago

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