https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=ilford galerie prestige gold fibre&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps
I used that a lot ... yes, the name did change repeatedly which led to dealership problems. The name, before they started their branding games, was simply "Ilford Gold Fibre Silk."
Epson is a more stable company than Ilford and has a virtually identical, but more neutral inkjet paper (I think that's "Exhibition Fibre"). Brexit will undoubtedly make the Ilford brand problematic.
https://www.itsupplies.com/Paper-and-Media-s/153.htm This has been the ultimate source for the past decade IMO.
I loved Gold Mono Silk, but couldn't get it to print on either my Epson 3880 or Epson R2880 without head strikes. I tried everything I could think of to make it work, but finally gave up. Actually, I think the edge curling issue may have been one of the reasons it was pulled from the market.
I use two of the Ilford inkjet papers. Gold Fibre Silk, and Gallerie Smooth Gloss.
The Gold Fibre Silk is my favorite for my exhibition prints, both color and black and white. Its a fiber based paper with a surface that looks like an air-dried glossy fiber base silver paper. The only difference between this paper and the Mono Silk paper was that the Mono paper had optical brighteners to make it look 'whiter.' These arent a good idea anyway, as they fade over time. Best to use papers without brighteners like the Gold Fibre Silk, which is still available.
The Smooth Gloss is an RC paper and gives a look similar to glossy RC papers used in the darkroom for both color and BW. I use it for commercial work and proofing, as the quality is nice and it is relatively inexpensive. They make a pearl surface version, too, for those who like a textured surface.
This is what I use on a Canon PIXMA Pro-10 printer.
I am very happy with the outcome, though I am no expert.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/872747-REG/Ilford_2001744_Galerie_Prestige_Smooth_Pearl.html
Can you compare it to the Gold Fiber Silk? Presumably, as a 'Pearl' it may have even less of a sheen?
Not to answer for wyofilm, but having used both of these substrates myself IMO the sheen of Galerie Prestige Smooth Pearl looks "plasticy" and has a pebbly appearance with oblique light glancing off the paper surface; whereas, the Gold Fibre Silk has a subdued gloss that appears very smooth (very similar to a gloss silver gelatin print.) Plus, the base tone of the Gold Fibre Silk is warmer than the Smooth Pearl which I much prefer for my B&W digital images.
My limited tongue would call it "finely fibrous," which almost sounds like the finale of a Limerick.
These various papers perform differently with Canon pigments, Canon inks, and Epson pigments.
Personally, I dislike "pearl" surface because it generally seems to be pebble-surface rather than looking like some level of fiber-surface. Papers that are used for illustration rather than photography seem never to "pearl surface." I recall that when "pearl" first appeared on the market it was intended to minimize handling evidence in drugstore prints.
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