Was this Bracelet texture something hand done?

When I picked this up years ago I thought the texture might have been a cast taken from the makers skin! Now I’m not so sure and wonder if the sheet metal was bought in looking like that or the maker did it themselves somehow. No hallmarks apart from tiny 925 on the clasp, not tested it but I believe it’s likely silver, nothing magnetic apart from spring in clasp. 1 inch wide 7 and a half inches long. I wondered if anyone had seen another like this. Thanks for any info.

 

It does look like skin texture somewhat, but wouldn't the silver need to be heated to almost liquid form to be malleable enough to take an impression?

 

Rolling mill textures... https://www.google.com/search?q=rol...UivlkKHZjTC-IQ_AUoAXoECAYQAw&biw=1411&bih=739

 

You would take a cast of the skin by using safe to use on skin alginate (a seaweed) then make wax casts using a mould, then using lost wax casting method heat up silver to liquid to make your silver copies. But looking at the sheet rolling mills I think @Hollyblue has pointed me in the right direction. Although I can’t find this particular one they have some nice textures made from feathers and all sorts etc

 

It could also be a texture from leather

 

Thank you, Houseful, for explaining the lost wax method of texture, and like Marie, I think leather was used as the texture, rather than seaweed. Just my opinion.

It's possible it was done by a vintage rolling mill, as Hollyblue mentioned above, the flat panels are mass produced. I would think this to be the economical method.

@Houseful - is that a little tiny mark of a crown on the back of the bottom of the first tile in the horizontal view (3rd pic)?

 

Oh, I just reread your title, perhaps you are not trying to id it?

 

No, to clarify. I don't think it was done by lost wax, although the technique exists. I think these were stamped out.

 

I wasn’t sure at first because those marks underneath looked possibly like casting faults but I do think you and Marie are right about the leather and it’s been cut out rather than cast.
Some of the drilled holes look a bit wonky, but it’s a style I like and would wear.

 

Sorry I haven’t been clear. I was just saying I’ve used alginate once (a sort of seaweed) to make a mould of someone’s hand as it’s safe and sets fairly quickly and you can take it off a persons skin and can pour a quick plaster copy to use. I think dentists use a form of silicone but the silicone I use to make a mould you couldn’t use on a person, it’s not safe and would take hours to cure so alginate is what can be used for body part casters.
The marks are just random recesses, I’ve had a good look with a loupe and nada.

 

I think you are right. I’m quite glad it’s not human skin, would feel a bit weird wearing it. Mind you some people would like to wear their own like the bloke in Spinal Tap who wore a T shirt with his own chest X-ray on it!