Miller, Fred, decorative artist · New York, London, Truslove, Hanson & Comba, Ld. · leaf 63
so used have we becometo the highly polished plate of commerce. The best metal to beat is copper, as it is very tough and E ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. elastic. Brass is harder, and therefore more brittle. Silveris pleasartfer than brass to work in, but more brittle thancopper. Steel is used, and Mr.… … No. 32.—Mirror Frame in Repousse Copper. The design is beatenin, the reverse of the majority of examples given. (Fivemiletown,Co. Tyrone.) Hers. It is softer than copper, and can be beaten easily.Old pewter plates beat up very well, and as they are to bepicked up reasonably they should be tried. I…
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