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EMBOSSING-STAMPING [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sculpture
OBS

The metal must be first embossed and then stamped; gold leaf is applied last.

OBS

gold effects ... are considered darks in the composition, unless they are covered with stamping (designs pressed in by hammering small punches such as those sold for leather work on the finished gilding), in which case the resulting frosted effect is equivalent to a light in the design.

Key term(s)
  • embossing-stamping method
  • embossing-stamping process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sculpture
OBS

[...] bas-relief dans une église à Québec (XIXe siècle) [soumis au] procédé du repoussé-estampé et doré à la colle.

Key term(s)
  • procédé du repoussé-estampé

Spanish

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