Box 34
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Kelp leaf one-piece mold, circa 1910s-1970s
Item — Box: 34
Identifier: Mem_inv_631
Scope and Contents
Kelp one-piece molds used to make wax and paper casts for an exhibit, possibly between the 1910s and 1970s. One-piece molds are used by pressing or filling soft sculpting material in their shaped surface.For leaf and flower reproduction a plaster mold, known as a "leaf cookie," was first made using fresh specimen while on the field.The leaf or petal was laid face up on a surface of clay. The clay was bedded up beneath and around to support the leaf in its natural...
Dates:
Usage: circa 1910s-1970s
