Box 15
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Leaf models and cutouts, circa 1910-1970s
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Mem_inv_950
Scope and Contents
Three wax leaves and a crepe paper used for cutouts. These are possibly leftovers from castings done for exhibits, most likely between the 1910s and 1970s.Paper cutouts could be produced using cutting-dies or scissors. Paper leaves were made by applying wet paper cutouts on a plaster mold of the surface of the leaf. The cutouts were applied in layers with paste made of flour and a little liquid plaster of Paris added before applying. A midrib of split bamboo or flattened wire...
Dates:
Usage: circa 1910-1970s
