Difference between revisions of "Casting plaster"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A fine-grain [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plaster%20of%20Paris plaster of Paris]. Casting plaster is white, slow setting, and capable of taking fine detail (Mayer 1969).
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A fine-grain [[plaster of Paris]]. Casting plaster is white, slow setting, and capable of taking fine detail (Mayer 1969).
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 14:49, 12 January 2014

Dental plaster

Description

A fine-grain Plaster of Paris. Casting plaster is white, slow setting, and capable of taking fine detail (Mayer 1969).

Synonyms and Related Terms

molding plaster; plâtre à mouler (Fr.)

Additional Information

R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.

Authority

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981

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