GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Repoussé is the process of decorating with a blunt tool by raising the surface of the metal from the back, leaving the ornament in relief. Sheet metal can be punched, scored, scratched, formed, or hammered against a yielding surface. Chasing is similar, but is done from the front of the sheet. On fairly soft metal sheets such as gold-alloy, a design could be produced with a number of materials — bone, hardwood, metal, and stone.
Adapted from
- Kevin Tucker, DMA unpublished material, Gallery text.
- Barbara Deppert-Lippitz, with contributions from Anne R. Bromberg and John Dennis, Ancient Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art, (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art in association with the University of Washington Press, 1996), 21.
NOTES
- updated format - JBA 8/1/17
- deleted "Chasing" CC made by Samantha, added here
ASSOCIATED CONTENT CHUNKS
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IMAGE ASSETS
[Image of snarling (repoussé chasing). Tiffany & Co. Prince St. manufactory, 1877. From Scientific American 1877, 290. Source: Reproduced from Charles L. Venable, Silver in America 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 79.]
WEB RESOURCES
- Khan Academy~Watch a short video that demonstrates the creation of an ancient Roman silver cup, including the processes of repoussé, chasing, and lost-wax casting.
- YouTube~Watch an artisan create artwork using chasing and repoussé methods.
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
TEACHING IDEAS
RULES
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General Description
Repoussé is the process of decorating with a blunt tool by raising the surface of the metal from the back, leaving the ornament in relief. Sheet metal can be punched, scored, scratched, formed, or hammered against a yielding surface. Chasing is similar, but is done from the front of the sheet. On fairly soft metal sheets such as gold-alloy, a design could be produced with a number of materials — bone, hardwood, metal, and stone.
Adapted from
- Kevin Tucker, DMA unpublished material, Gallery text.
- Barbara Deppert-Lippitz, with contributions from Anne R. Bromberg and John Dennis, Ancient Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art, (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art in association with the University of Washington Press, 1996), 21.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Khan Academy~Watch a short video that demonstrates the creation of an ancient Roman silver cup, including the processes of repoussé, chasing, and lost-wax casting.
- YouTube~Watch an artisan create artwork using chasing and repoussé methods.
Notes
- updated format - JBA 8/1/17
- deleted "Chasing" CC made by Samantha, added here
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