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brass rubbing
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brass rubbing
the taking of an impression of an engraved brass tablet or plaque by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing the paper with graphite, heelball, or chalk


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Simply take along a pad and pencil or crayons and search out the brass rubbings as you walk.
Treasure hunts on fun trails by Birmingham Mail (England)
Watercolours and brass rubbings by Lorraine Watts and paintings in pastel and acrylic by Elizabeth Howells are at Silures Art Gallery, South Road, until tomorrow.
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They are the seaside equivalent of brass rubbings, the result of charcoal being rubbed over unstretched canvas lying on the beach as the tide goes out.
Swell show of sea paintings by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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