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International studio — 16.1902

DOI Heft:
No. 62 (April, 1902)
DOI Artikel:
Fisher, Alexander: The art of true enamelling upon metals, [2]
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.22773#0138

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The Art of True Enamelling

of tools, which are made of pieces of square steel
about 5 ins. long, and ranging from ^ in. to ^ in.
thick. The ends are shaped from a flat square to
a round ball, from a thick tracer, which is like a
chisel in shape with a blunt edge, to one which
gives a hair-like line. It is best to make one’s own
tools. The rule is to make a tool that will shape
the relief according to the design. For instance,
a tool with a curved edge is used for a curved line,
a round ball-ended tool to raise its own shape, a
straight tool for a straight line, and so on. Pitch
blocks are requisite. I have already described
how the pitch is mixed and spread when warm
over the block of wood or stone or metal; and
the reader will guess at once that the metal
object must be pressed into the soft pitch until it
sticks there. Then transfer your drawing in
outline upon the wrong side of the metal, and then
take a tracing tool—that is an edged tool, either

curved or straight—and holding it at right angles
to the metal, go gently yet firmly along the outline,
striking the top of the tool with the hammer in a
regular series of taps, moving the tool at the same
time. For the raised parts softly rounded tools
should be employed.
To remove the embossed plate from the pitch
the metal must be warmed before the fire or by
a blowpipe. To clean it use paraffin. Now place
the embossed plate with its face upwards and work
with the tools on its face, sharpening parts or
softening others, until it is finished, then clean h
as described. The manner of enamelling such
work is of the simplest; it consists of overlaying the
parts with a thin enamel both back and front, and
firing. This is the way in which many of the most
costly gold and silver ornaments, jewels and snuff-
boxes were made.
Alexander Fisher.


“ IN PRAISE OF WOMANHOOD ” : A TRIPTYCH BY ALEXANDER FISH®*1
IN TRANSPARENT ENAMELS ON COPPER
(By permission of Airs. Wisconsin)
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