Peculiar sculpted tin art
I bought this at a book fair in San Francisco. I think is was a master for a paper mache book cover manufacture.
It is about 8 1/2 by 11 and is black on the backside like a glue coating might have been applied. Anyone know what it is? It is really quite nice.
Repousse and/or chasing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repouss%C3%A9_and_chasing