Plaster Cutting Model of a Sail

Object Name: 
Plaster Cutting Model of a Sail

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Object Name: 
Plaster Cutting Model of a Sail
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
2011.7.45
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 13 cm, W: 18 cm, D: 6.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Credit Line: 
Gift of Corning Inc.
Primary Description: 
Plaster, gray paint; cast, painted. Plaster model in the form of a triangular sail with two small (0.75 cm) concave hemispheres on back. Model painted gray.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Steuben Glass, Former Collection
2011-11-30
Corning Inc., Source
2011-11-30
to
2011-12-01
Color: 
gray
Technique: 
casting
painting
Material: 
paint
plaster
Inscription: 
Grind Line [three arrows]
inscription
: 
Marker near base
THis is what mold / should deliver / * Make sure you / look at the angle of / the sail.
inscription
: 
Marker on front
110 9/11/86 / 4:45 / [illegible writing]
inscription
: 
Pen on base
X6218
inscription
: 
Marker on base
DESIGN wants edges to be / sharp as possible.
inscription
: 
Marker on edge
Copyright: 
© Corning Inc.