Definition
A metalworking technique where designs are hammered into metal from the reverse side, creating raised relief decoration on the front surface. Often combined with chasing to refine details from the front.
Etymology
From French 'repoussé,' past participle of 'repousser' meaning 'to push back' or 'push out.' The term perfectly describes the technique of pushing metal outward from behind to create raised designs on the visible surface.
Kelly Says
The ancient Greeks used repoussé to create some of history's most spectacular goldwork, including funeral masks and ceremonial armor that gleamed like the sun! The technique allows metalworkers to create incredibly detailed sculptural effects in thin sheets of precious metal, making a little gold go a very long way.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
repoussé
re-poo-say
BNবাংলা
repoussé
re-poo-say
CACatalà
repoussé
re-poo-say
CSČeština
repoussé
re-poo-say
DADansk
repoussé
re-poo-say
DEDeutsch
repoussé
re-poo-say
ELΕλληνικά
repoussé
re-poo-say
ESEspañol
repoussé
re-poo-say
FAفارسی
repoussé
re-poo-say
FISuomi
repoussé
re-poo-say
FRFrançais
repoussé
re-poo-say
HEעברית
repoussé
re-poo-say
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिष्ठित
pra-ti-sh-thit
HUMagyar
repoussé
re-poo-say
IDBahasa Indonesia
repoussé
re-poo-say
ITItaliano
repoussé
re-poo-say
MSBahasa Melayu
repoussé
re-poo-say
MYမြန်မာ
repoussé
re-poo-say
NLNederlands
repoussé
re-poo-say
NONorsk
repoussé
re-poo-say
PLPolski
repoussé
re-poo-say
PTPortuguês
repoussé
re-poo-say
RORomână
repoussé
re-poo-say
RUРусский
репоссе
re-po-sse
SVSvenska
repoussé
re-poo-say
SWKiswahili
repoussé
re-poo-say
TAதமிழ்
repoussé
re-poo-say
TEతెలుగు
repoussé
re-poo-say
THไทย
repoussé
re-poo-say
TRTürkçe
repoussé
re-poo-say
UKУкраїнська
repoussé
re-poo-say
URاردو
repoussé
re-poo-say
VITiếng Việt
repoussé
re-poo-say