Process, step by step
- Fix sheet on pitch
- Push out forms from the back
- Chase details from the front
Variations
Often combined with engraving on brass and copper.
Conservation
Avoid aggressive polishing that wears high points.
Used in these crafts
Qalam-zani
The Iranian tradition of decorating copper, brass and silver vessels with small chisels struck by hammer, working the metal into line, ground and relief.
Inlaid metalwork
Decoration of brass, bronze or steel vessels by setting silver, copper or gold into cut recesses, producing figurative scenes, inscriptions and ornament in contrasting colour.