I figure there are some hardy souls who might be able to help this
lady. ;->>
Bet
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The Salisbury Museum has an excellent book detailing pilgrims medallions,
seals, harness brasses, etc. that were found in the area. It is a great
resource for anyone looking for lots of line drawings to compare. However,
it gives very little information on how the pieces were cast, except to say
that many were cast in iron molds.
How on earth would one go about making an iron mold? What could you carve
the original out of that wouldn't disintegrate when hot iron was poured
over it? Or was an iron block carved out in the correct shape? (Surely not).
The book identifies at least one piece as being cast in a wooden mold,
based on the grain lines that appear on the back of the piece. Having done
some cuttlefish bone casting myself, I think it is at least possible
(probable) that the piece was done using this method instead of the wooden
mold. Cuttlefish will leave a quite distinct wavy pattern very similar to
the one that is pictured.
What about sand casting? Is it period? I'd love to find some really good
period references to sand casting, if anyone could point me in the right
direction.
My husband and I have both done sand casting and cuttlefish casting with
pewter, and would like to expand our horizons a bit.
Many thanks.
-Margritte
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