Silver overlaid with gold (gold-plated silver).
A term used to describe heavy gold electroplate over sterling silver, or a substantial layer of karat gold mechanically applied over sterling silver.
Silver (at least 92.5 percent pure silver) plated with gold. Where the plating has not fully bonded with the silver, the silver will tarnish underneath the plating, causing darkened areas to appear over time.
An article of Sterling Silver jewelry that has been plated in 14Kt Gold.
Gold-plating process developed in France in the mid-1700s. France banned production of vermeil early in the 19th century because the process involved the use of mercury. Present-day vermeil is produced by a safe electrolytic process.
Denotes a silver piece plated with gold
Silver gilt; Sterling silver with a gold plating.
A coating of pure gold of at least 120 micro-inches, on a solid sterling silver artifact. It looks like gold, but is virtually all solid silver.
as defined by the Federal Trade Commission is a deposit of 100 mils of gold over a silver product, with a nickel barrier between the silver base and the gold finish.
Gold plate over silver. example
French equivalent of silver gilt (see gilding)
Sterling silver plated with gold, also called silver gilt. Used in the 1940s when base metals were not available for jewelry making.
gold wash over sterling silver.
A product that is made from a base of sterling silver that is coated or plated on its surfaces with gold of at least 10K and at least 2.5 microns thick (100/1,000,000 inch). The term vermeil cannot be used if the sterling is covered with a base metal before being coated with gold unless the presence of the base metal is disclosed.
Silver which has been gilded.
Refers to gilding a silver bead.
(Vehr-MAY) A substantial amount of real gold which has been chemically bonded to sterling silver. The finish looks so much like solid gold that, except for the price, it is difficult to tell the difference.
A French word describing sterling silver that is plated with gold. The gold plating must contain at least 100 millionths of an inch of karat gold to be labeled vermeil.
Vermeil is gold-plated silver. Less occasionally, gold-plated bronze is referred to as vermeil. The Coro dragonfly pin above is gold-plate over silver.