bronze plating

The lower portions of the ship, including the stem and the stern, were covered with bronze plating.

The shield would originally have been made of wicker, with the decorative bronze plating attached to the front.

For every NCAA sanctioned sport other than Division I FBS football, the NCAA awards trophies with gold, silver, and bronze plating for the first, second, and third place teams respectively.

Above the benches are bronze plaques honoring veterans of the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, above the individual war plaques is bronze plating that reads, "Ogle County Honors Her Sons."

Just 40.5 sq ft, the shrine's magnificence lies in its intricately decorated gilded bronze plating that gives the impression that it is built entirely of gold - gold that glitters in the water of the sacred pool the temple appears to be floating in.