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Re-pous-se′– work.

A kind of chasing. It is effected entirely by the hammer. The workman uses a plain flat sheet of silver, having before him a model of the article to be produced. The plate rests upon a soft bed of pitch or other composition, and with a small hammer the workman produces indentations on the inner surface of the plate, corresponding to the design. A small steel punch is, in some cases, employed; and if the relief is accidentally made too high, it is reduced by counter hammering.

Benvenuto Cellini, 1500-70, is celebrated in this and kindred branches of the arts.

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