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PROCEDE DIT CIRE PERDUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ornamental Glassware
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lost-wax process 1, record 1, English, lost%2Dwax%20process
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Cire Perdue method 1, record 1, English, Cire%20Perdue%20method
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
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... 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, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Verrerie d'art
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moulage à cire perdue
1, record 1, French, moulage%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- procédé dit à cire perdue 1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20dit%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
masculine noun
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
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
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, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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