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The term describes the inlaying of gold or silver into another metal (usually steel) and derives from countries including Syria (Damascus), Egypt, Turkey and Iran, where the technique was practiced on swords and gun barrels. It was mimicked in western Europe from the early 16th century and was later revived in the 1830s. The bell was made by Jes Barkentin (about 1800 to 1883) a Danish immigrant and his first partner George Slater. They described themselves as \"sculptors, silver, gold, & bronze manufacturers & workers in damascened steel\". 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