engraving
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Later historians described this engraving and, despite having never seen the painting, catalogued its existence.
From Barron's
They settled in Philadelphia and, as a teenager, he learned engraving and earned a living incising designs for silverware firms—no doubt honing his talent for detail.
Dental-lab technicians shifted from manual molds to digital scanning and CAD/CAM; etchers and engravers moved from hand tools to digital engraving.
A copy of the only painting depicting the sinking of the Mary Rose, the engraving was created sometime between 1545 and 1548.
From Literature
There is a station with free cookies and coffee and an engraving stand to brand the glasses cases with initials or designs.
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