A technique in which metal tools are used to create patterns on a sheet of metal. It is done from the back, unlike engraving or chasing.
ruh poo SAY] lit., pushed back or out. Raised design in metal. Repoussage: Technique of raising metal, working from the back side
a design raised in relief on a metal surface, also the process of hammering to achieve it.
A form of decoration on metal objects where a relief pattern is made by hammering from the back or on the front of the surface.
A metalwork technique that produces a raised bas-relief surface by hammering the metal from the back.
A form of chasing on silver and other metals to provide intricate patterns and to sharpen detail. The technique involves first embossing (pushing out) the general shapes from the reverse of the piece to create a three-dimensional effect on the outer surface. The repoussé (pushed back) element comes in when the finer decorative details are added by selective pushing back of these raised surfaces from the front. The article is laid on - or if hollow, filled with-a firm yet yielding base of pitch and the design pounced or hammered in, using a wide variety of punches and other specialist tools to give different effects. Repoussé was used widely on late 16thand 17thC silver, and revived in the 19thC in Britain and elsewhere in Europe.
A relief image made by hammering the back of a thin sheet of metal.
Decoration on metal that has been hammered from the reverse side so that the design is pushed through in relief.
(French): Literally, "pushed out." A term for the method of making a design in relief in metalwork, commonly brass, by hammering from behind so that the decoration projects outward.
A metal sheet with a thickness of 1/16" or less is hammered first from its back face, then its front face into a relief design. TO TOP
Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back, leaving the impression of the face. The metal is hammered into a hollow mold of wood or some other pliable material and finished with a graver. See also relief.
A process used to roughly emboss a metal object from the back or inside with larger punches than those used in chasing.
Design in metal created in relief by hand using a punch or hammer from the back.
Pieces are created by forming a sheet of metal with hammer and various small punches. No molds are used.
Decoration hammered into relief from the reverse side of a metal.
An ancient process in which sheet metal is hammered into contours from both the front and the back.
(Fr., "to push back"): relief technique in which a metal plaque is struck from behind, leaving the positive impression on the front.
A method of embossing a metal sheet by punching and hammering a design from the back, then polishing it up in front with a chasing hammer, producing a three-dimensional bas-relief surface.