Abraham Lincoln - Historical Plaque Category_paper_ cards & prints/stationery & cards will develop a mellow patina

will develop a mellow patina making the colour of the column all the richer

Handmade in the U

is an appropriate term for this plaster cast roundel

Dimensiosn: image size: 40cm x 51cm

Ravilious painted the chalk figures in the period before and after the outbreak of the Second World War

Abraham Lincoln - Historical Plaque Category_paper_ cards & prints/stationery & cards will develop a mellow patinaPeter Hones plaster casts of historical figures come from glossy dark brown plaques attributed to Francois Lepage, who in 1855, secured a patent for what he called Bois Durci, the combining of blood albumen from slaughterhouses, with fine saw dust to form a plastic mouldable material. The saw dust (either ebony or rose wood), was mixed with blood, dried and then ground to a fine powder. The powder was placed into a steel mould and steam heated to up