Marquess of Stafford
Mould
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This plaster mould was used in the production of a wax portrait relief.
The process of making a portrait in wax would begin with a model in plasticine or soft wax. A plaster mould such as this object would then be made and filled with molten wax. The mould would have been immersed in hot water to stop it from being porous to the molten wax and the inner face would have been lubricated with oil to ease removal. The relief would be hand-finished by the artist.
It depicts the Marquess of Stafford, (1758-1833), a British politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts who is estimated to have been one of the wealthiest men of the nineteenth century.
The process of making a portrait in wax would begin with a model in plasticine or soft wax. A plaster mould such as this object would then be made and filled with molten wax. The mould would have been immersed in hot water to stop it from being porous to the molten wax and the inner face would have been lubricated with oil to ease removal. The relief would be hand-finished by the artist.
It depicts the Marquess of Stafford, (1758-1833), a British politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts who is estimated to have been one of the wealthiest men of the nineteenth century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster |
| Brief description | Plaster mould, depicting the Marquess of Stafford (first from left), English, by Catherine Andras (1775-1860), 19th century |
| Physical description | Plaster mould. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Rupert Gunnis Bequest |
| Object history | Rupert Gunnis Bequest |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This plaster mould was used in the production of a wax portrait relief. The process of making a portrait in wax would begin with a model in plasticine or soft wax. A plaster mould such as this object would then be made and filled with molten wax. The mould would have been immersed in hot water to stop it from being porous to the molten wax and the inner face would have been lubricated with oil to ease removal. The relief would be hand-finished by the artist. It depicts the Marquess of Stafford, (1758-1833), a British politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts who is estimated to have been one of the wealthiest men of the nineteenth century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Trusted, Marjorie (ed.), The Making of Sculpture. The materials and techniques of European Sculpture, London, Victoria and Albert Publications, 2007, p. 29, pl. 38. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.118-1965 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2004 |
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