Can you tell us anything about the origin of the sample? How old is it, and where is it from? It looks somewhat similar to some Art Nouveau-era scripts and lettering, but my books do not show it, as far as I have found.

It's possible (maybe likely) that the original embossing plate was made from hand lettering.

- Mike Yanega

thanks mike, i'm not sure of the origin apart from its danish writing,
its embossed into card on the reverse of a photograph thats teh only info i have.
yeah i'm feeling nouveau also with that odense and nørregade typography.
The two "r"s on nørregade look exactly the same, so thats what had me thinking it was a face rather than completely handmade.