Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph), b. 1860 · London, T.F. Unwin · leaf 276
ry hollow, e.g.,some of the platters which are said to bear the deviceof Francois I., and is given the appearance of repousse. As a rule repousse in the forms of bosses, &c, is amodern addition to older work—mainly to attractthe eye of the buyer. Much Tyrolese pewter, other-wise good, or at any… … DISH WITH STAMPED ORNAMENT.{From the collation of A. B. Yeates, Esq.) 273 THE DECORATION OF PEWTER 275 stands the thin metal has been cut out or punchedout by being passed through rollers. In porringersthe pattern is obtained directly in the process ofcasting, while in pierced-work proper the…
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