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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A method of casting whereby a wax or wax-coated model is embedded in clay and then baked, so that the wax melts and is "lost", leaving a mould into which the soft glass can be poured. The mould has to be broken in order to retrieve the object.  1, record 1, English, - lost%2Dwax%20process

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... cast as they are by the lost-wax process, these [unique cire perdue] pieces have all the qualities, the pleasing imperfections and irregularities of hand craft; one can often discern the thumb marks of the modeller faithfully reproduced in the glass.  1, record 1, English, - lost%2Dwax%20process

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Procédé consistant à mouler de l'argile autour d'un modèle en cire, qui fond lorsqu'on coule le verre fondu dans le moule.  1, record 1, French, - moulage%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue

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Lalique a eu recours au moulage à cire perdue pour créer des pièces uniques [...]. L'aspect distinctif de ces pièces se trouve dans la texture grossière, la surface dépolie et les empreintes laissées par les mains de l'artiste.  1, record 1, French, - moulage%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish