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Close-up of a handcrafted wall mirror reveals the intricate tin repoussé, accented by holes punched into the frame.

Close-up of a handcrafted wall mirror reveals the intricate tin repoussé, accented by holes punched into the frame. The ceramic tiles are crafted in the style of Mexico's traditional Talavera pottery.  © Julia Taylor, 2008 2008

Not only the coffee and tea sets, but the dinner sets and the whole furniture of the writing-table, and even brooms and brushes, are made with repouss‚ silver handles -- the last, of course, for the toilette, as for dusting velvet, feathers, bonnets, etc.

Manners and Social Usages Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood