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silver-gilt

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silver-gilt
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) silver covered with a thin film of gold


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This can be seen in the jewelled Primatial Cross of Canterbury, 1883, of silver and silver-gilt and also the jewelled ciborium, 1894, of silver parcel gilt from St Mary, Clapham, which epitomise the era.
A silver-gilt medal went to From Life To Life, a Garden for George, designed by Yvonne Innes to evoke the life of George Harrison, the former Beatle who was a passionate gardener at his Henley home.
Other regional successes: Alcester, gold in town category; Coleshill, gold (small town); Leamington Old Town, silvergilt (urban community); Nuneaton and Bedworth, gold (small city); Leamington, gold (large town); Southam, silver-gilt (small town); Stratford, gold (large town); Warwick Town Council, silver-gilt (large town); Wellesbourne, silver-gilt (small town).
 
 
 
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