Mold for lost-wax gold casting

Museum number:
18-630
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Mold of lead in old style for wax positives for lost-wax gold castings; various floral designs, etc. in circular piece of lead. Lead blank poured in can-lid for use as a mold for making reproducible wax positives for lost-wax gold casting. Used with stamp faces 18-631 - 641. Has sample impressions from 18-639 - 640, 634, 633, 641, partial 636, multiple out-of-register 631. Diameter 5.7 cm.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Mold for lost-wax gold casting, accession number 18-630, described as Mold of lead in old style for wax positives for lost-wax gold castings; various floral designs, etc. in circular piece of lead. Lead blank poured in can-lid for use as a mold for making reproducible wax positives for lost-wax gold casting. Used with stamp faces 18-631 - 641. Has sample impressions from 18-639 - 640, 634, 633, 641, partial 636, multiple out-of-register 631. Diameter 5.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Mold for lost-wax gold casting, accession number 18-630, described as Mold of lead in old style for wax positives for lost-wax gold castings; various floral designs, etc. in circular piece of lead. Lead blank poured in can-lid for use as a mold for making reproducible wax positives for lost-wax gold casting. Used with stamp faces 18-631 - 641. Has sample impressions from 18-639 - 640, 634, 633, 641, partial 636, multiple out-of-register 631. Diameter 5.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Mold for lost-wax gold casting, accession number 18-630, described as Mold of lead in old style for wax positives for lost-wax gold castings; various floral designs, etc. in circular piece of lead. Lead blank poured in can-lid for use as a mold for making reproducible wax positives for lost-wax gold casting. Used with stamp faces 18-631 - 641. Has sample impressions from 18-639 - 640, 634, 633, 641, partial 636, multiple out-of-register 631. Diameter 5.7 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mold for lost-wax gold casting, accession number 18-630, described as Mold of lead in old style for wax positives for lost-wax gold castings; various floral designs, etc. in circular piece of lead. Lead blank poured in can-lid for use as a mold for making reproducible wax positives for lost-wax gold casting. Used with stamp faces 18-631 - 641. Has sample impressions from 18-639 - 640, 634, 633, 641, partial 636, multiple out-of-register 631. Diameter 5.7 cm.

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