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Marquess of Stafford
Andras, Catherine, born 1775 - died 1860 - Enlarge image
Marquess of Stafford
- Object:
Mould
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
19th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Andras, Catherine, born 1775 - died 1860 (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Plaster
- Credit Line:
Rupert Gunnis Bequest
- Museum number:
A.118-1965
- Gallery location:
In Storage
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.
