. Art crafts for amateurs . the dish constitutes theflower, the petals of which are intended to be wroughtaround the sides. The centre of the dish could have anumber of small dots punched into the copper with a steelpunch. Punches of various designs are often used inmetal work, especially in backgrounds. I believe somepurists object to their use; but I am no purist in this sense,and to trammel oneself needlessly is the way to court can quite think, however, that such punches can be mis-used. They were frequently employed by the workers ofthe past, if that be any warranty for using the
. Art crafts for amateurs . the dish constitutes theflower, the petals of which are intended to be wroughtaround the sides. The centre of the dish could have anumber of small dots punched into the copper with a steelpunch. Punches of various designs are often used inmetal work, especially in backgrounds. I believe somepurists object to their use; but I am no purist in this sense,and to trammel oneself needlessly is the way to court can quite think, however, that such punches can be mis-used. They were frequently employed by the workers ofthe past, if that be any warranty for using them now. The 02 ART CRAF1S FOR AMATEURS. other dish, No. 37, I have adapted for the purpose of asconce. The whole dish is intended to be concave, andthe designs just brought out, giving the head of the owlchief prominence. There is no reason why this should notbe made into a dish by leaving out the candle-supports. In No. 38 we have an excellent example of the work ofthe Chiswick craftsmen. The design is pleasantly simple, a. No. 42.— Plate and Goblet in beaten Silver, exhibited at the ParisExhibition by Jules Brateau. decorative treatment of leaves, and were it merely drawn onpaper would seem of small worth, but the beating up of therim and the centre, as well as the ornament itself, makes thedish a valued possession. Jt is hardly necessary to saythat the beating up of the rim and centre must precede theworking of the ornament. BEATEN METAL WORK OR REPOUSSE. 63 The dish, No. 39, and the bowl, No. 40, were suggestedby the work of Mr. Gilbert Marks, whose beaten silver hasrecently given him a deservedly high place in this craft. Anexample of his work is to be seen in No. 41. The poppyis a very favourite form with designers, for both leaf andflower are beautiful, and full of decorative suggestions andpossibilities. The amount of ornamentising that has beendone is to arrange the flowers and leaves alternately and ina wave-like line, and to simplify both, omitting what ismerely acc
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