Mould
1900-50 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Copper mould in the form of a pigeon (but without tail which would have been a seperate mould) embedded in a circular lead block.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Moulded, copper, lead |
| Brief description | Copper bird shaped mould in lead block, Samson, Paris, probably 1900-50 |
| Physical description | Copper mould in form of body of a pigeon (but without tail which would be a seperate mould) embedded in circle lead block. |
| Credit line | Gift from Graus Antiques, New Bond Street, London |
| Object history | 1975 remnants of entire department were sold due to lack of profit from the designs by Christian Richardier, owner of Samson & Co. at the time. |
| Summary | Copper mould in the form of a pigeon (but without tail which would have been a seperate mould) embedded in a circular lead block. |
| Bibliographic reference | See object file (for images etc.) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.5:1-1997 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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