Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 477
thin it at one time. In the illus-tration the clay-sculptured form is partly cov-ered with plaster to obtain the mold. The formwas made in sections and afterward assembled.One of the most difficult parts of the work was toarrange the deep folds and wrinkles in a lifelikemanner. The skin when first… … THE PLASTER CAST AND SUPPORTING FRAMEWORK. weighed twelve hundred pounds, and in placeswas from six to eight inches thick. Six menworking for several days shaved it down andotherwise prepared it for the cast. The area ofthe skin was one hundred square feet. 1 ■ \ A MARINE FISH WITH A VERY PECULIAR…
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