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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A papier mache product decorated to imitate wood, stone, or metal.  Carton-pierre was usually made from paper pulped, then mixed with calcium carbonate and glue.  It was often used to simulate ornamental statuary.
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A ''papier mache'' product decorated to imitate wood, stone, or metal.  Carton-pierre was usually made from paper pulped, then mixed with calcium carbonate and glue.  It was often used to simulate ornamental statuary.
  
 
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Revision as of 15:39, 20 May 2022

Description

A papier mache product decorated to imitate wood, stone, or metal. Carton-pierre was usually made from paper pulped, then mixed with calcium carbonate and glue. It was often used to simulate ornamental statuary.

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