Silver sheet

Drap d'Argent (silver piece) was a complete silver cloth, often decorated with floral and vine patterns. Numerous silver threads were woven into it. It was a very expensive piece and was paid for weight. Its main distribution was during the Baroque, where it was worn by women, but also by men. He was also used elsewhere. Thus, the Prunksarg of the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm was disguised.

As fashion changed, the need for such extravagant fabrics also disappeared. At the end of the 19th century the term was then used for silk towels with silver thread patterns. The material remained synonymous with valuable clothing.

The first stanza from the poem "The Story of Goliath and David in rhymes" by Matthias Claudius:

Once upon a time a giant Goliath Just a dangerous man! He had a lot on his hat With a clunker, And a skirt of Drap d'argent And everything is so advenant. Edit source text Single-level Edit source text

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