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Background imagePlaster Collection: Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Hall of the Two Sisters

Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Hall of the Two Sisters
Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Palace of the Lions. Hall of the Two Sisters. 14th century. Detail of the wall decorated with poems by Ibn Zamrak (1333-1394)

Background imagePlaster Collection: Early Christian art. Relief. Relief depicting Jesus in a boa

Early Christian art. Relief. Relief depicting Jesus in a boa
Early Christian art. Italy. Relief depicting Jesus in a boat with John, Luke and Mark coming from a sarcophagus. 4th AD. Original in the Vatican Museums. Plaster copy in Museum of Roman Civilization

Background imagePlaster Collection: Decorated Adobe mudbrick houses, Kano, Nigeria

Decorated Adobe mudbrick houses, Kano, Nigeria
Beautifully-decorated Adobe mudbrick houses at Kano, Nigeria. The caption of this card reads: " The Great Market City

Background imagePlaster Collection: Aline Charigot. Renoirs wife

Aline Charigot. Renoirs wife
RENOIR, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919). Aline Charigot. Renoirs wife. Polychrome plaster sculpture. Impressionism. Sculpture

Background imagePlaster Collection: Parthenon frieze, effects of a century of decay

Parthenon frieze, effects of a century of decay
The Parthenon frieze: effects of a century of decay. Plaster casts of parts of the frieze left in place on the temple made for Lord Elgin in 1801 compared with how it was in 1929 after a century of

Background imagePlaster Collection: Advert for Allcocks Porous Plasters for aches and pains WWI

Advert for Allcocks Porous Plasters for aches and pains WWI
Allcocks Porous Plasters for pain relief, rheumatism in shoulders, stiffness or soreness of muscles, prevent coughs, colds, weak lungs and strengthen weak backs and sides and restore energy. 1915

Background imagePlaster Collection: Plaster cast of Trajans column. Replica of 1864. Victoria a

Plaster cast of Trajans column. Replica of 1864. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imagePlaster Collection: Bust of Carolus Richard as a child by Jacob Cressant (1675 / 1

Bust of Carolus Richard as a child by Jacob Cressant (1675 / 1
Bust of Carolus Richard, aged eight, by Jacob Cressant (1675/1700-1766). 1729. Centraal Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

Background imagePlaster Collection: Spain. Granada. The Palace of the Generalife, the Albaicin a

Spain. Granada. The Palace of the Generalife, the Albaicin a
Spain. Granada. The Palace of the Generalife. 12th-14th century. Muslim Oratory of the viziers. In the background, the Albaicin and the Sacromonte

Background imagePlaster Collection: Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Royal Palace. Detail

Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Royal Palace. Detail of the wall decoration

Background imagePlaster Collection: Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Hall of the Two Sisters. Detai

Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Hall of the Two Sisters. Detai
Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Palace of the Lions. Hall of the Two Sisters. 14th century. Detail

Background imagePlaster Collection: Roman tombstone depicting a fish. Plaster copy. After 4th cn

Roman tombstone depicting a fish. Plaster copy. After 4th cn
Roman tombstone with Christian iconography depicting a fish. After 4th AD. Plaster copy. Museum of Roman Civilization. Rome. Italy

Background imagePlaster Collection: Roman tombstone. Relief depicting apostles Peter and Paul. P

Roman tombstone. Relief depicting apostles Peter and Paul. P
Early Christian. Roman tombstone. Relief depicting apostles Peter and Paul. Plaster copy of an original from the Vatican Museums. C. 313 AD. Museum of Roman Civilization. Rome

Background imagePlaster Collection: Foot case for a mummy. Roman Period. 1st century AD

Foot case for a mummy. Roman Period. 1st century AD
Foot case for a mummy. Gilded feet with sandals and a checker pattern depicting basketwork. Linen with plaster, painted and gilded. Roman Period. 1st century AD

Background imagePlaster Collection: Model of Miletus

Model of Miletus
Model of the town centre of Miletus at 200 AD.. Copy by K. Stephanowitz (1968) after the original by H. Schleif. Detail. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imagePlaster Collection: Sacellum. Altar. Ostia Antica

Sacellum. Altar. Ostia Antica
Ostia Antica. Sacellum. Altar of the Twins. Relief depicting Cupid carrying the chariot of Mars. Italy

Background imagePlaster Collection: Egyptian Art. Mummy mask. Roman Period. 6070 A. C

Egyptian Art. Mummy mask. Roman Period. 6070 A. C
Egyptian Art. Mummy mask. Roman Period. 6070 A.C. Middle Egypt. Probably, it comes from Meir (Mir). Egypt. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Background imagePlaster Collection: Islamic Art. Spain. 14th century. Nasrid era. The Alhambra

Islamic Art. Spain. 14th century. Nasrid era. The Alhambra. Plastering stucco decoration that adorns the Hall of the Two Sisters with inscriptions on the Quran and verses of Ibn Zamrak

Background imagePlaster Collection: House of Castor & Pollux

House of Castor & Pollux - Pompeii. Date: 1910

Background imagePlaster Collection: Advert for Dr. Scotts electric plasters 1889

Advert for Dr. Scotts electric plasters 1889
They who suffer ache and pain, need suffer never more again. With the new invention Dr. Scotts electric plaster. Claiming to cure many illnesses

Background imagePlaster Collection: Selling plaster statuary and figurines

Selling plaster statuary and figurines
A vendor of figurines and statuary, mostly of cats. Date: C.1790s

Background imagePlaster Collection: Group of children on a Balham street, SW London

Group of children on a Balham street, SW London
Group of children standing in front of a house on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imagePlaster Collection: India - The Chini-Ka-Roya, Agra

India - The Chini-Ka-Roya, Agra
Black and white. Highly decorated building which has started to fall apart - plaster and walls missing in places.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 158 and 10. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePlaster Collection: Emmeline Pankhurst Statue

Emmeline Pankhurst Statue
The sculptor Arthur George Walker R.A (1861-1939) working on the plaster version of his statue of Emmeline Pankhurst. The bronze version, unveiled in 1930, stands in Victoria Tower Gardens

Background imagePlaster Collection: Timber Framed House, Riquewihr

Timber Framed House, Riquewihr
A detail of the pink rendering over stone and timber framing of houses in Riquewihr

Background imagePlaster Collection: Paris, France - Modele Elephant pour La Place de La Bastille

Paris, France - Modele Elephant pour La Place de La Bastille. Date: 1830

Background imagePlaster Collection: Paris, France - Barrieres, Games Outside City Limits

Paris, France - Barrieres, Games Outside City Limits. Date: 1855

Background imagePlaster Collection: Sergeant of the Grenadier Guards in Marching Order

Sergeant of the Grenadier Guards in Marching Order
Plaster cast of a Sergeant of the Grenadier Guards in Marching Order. Ex family collection. George Edward Wade (1853-1933)

Background imagePlaster Collection: Campbell Bros Ltd. advertisement

Campbell Bros Ltd. advertisement
Advertisement for Campbell Bros. Ltd, decorative contractors, who were responsible for the decorative plaster work and colour schemes in the garden grill room, entrance hall

Background imagePlaster Collection: Preparing Moulds with Sulpher of Plaster of Paris

Preparing Moulds with Sulpher of Plaster of Paris. Cake decoration. Date: 1936

Background imagePlaster Collection: Woman painting plaster figurine

Woman painting plaster figurine
A woman working on a plaster statue of the Virgin Mary in the Little Italy area of Clerkenwell, London. She appears to be adding colour to the white plaster

Background imagePlaster Collection: 1930s Making Plaster Figurine

1930s Making Plaster Figurine
Production of plaster cast figurines of boy and German Shepherd Dog in workshop Date: 1930s

Background imagePlaster Collection: Advert for Allcocks Plasters for aches and pains WWI

Advert for Allcocks Plasters for aches and pains WWI
Allcocks Plasters for pain relief, backache, rheumatism, lumbago and any local pain. 1916

Background imagePlaster Collection: Beauty Products

Beauty Products
A young woman applying beauty products at her dressing table. The bottles are labelled Skins Food, Plaster etc. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePlaster Collection: Very un-stuck-up woman, stuck-up with sticking plasters

Very un-stuck-up woman, stuck-up with sticking plasters
" Gracious me. But, ain t you the stuck up thing!" Very un-stuck-up American woman, stuck-up with sticking plasters Date: 1908

Background imagePlaster Collection: Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France - Maison Pfister

Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France - Maison Pfister Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePlaster Collection: Palace of Industries, Irish International Exhibition, Dublin

Palace of Industries, Irish International Exhibition, Dublin
Palace of Industries at the Irish International Exhibition, Dublin. The Stall (left) of the Ardeshir & Co. of Bombay, India - manufacturers of Indian Art Ware. Date: 1907

Background imagePlaster Collection: A Victim at Pompeii

A Victim at Pompeii
A victim of the disastrous explosion of Mount Vesuvius, which buried (and perfectly preserved) the Roman town of Pompeii. Archaeologists discovered voids in the ash

Background imagePlaster Collection: Plaster mould recording the original shape of the Koh-i-Noor

Plaster mould recording the original shape of the Koh-i-Noor
Made in 1851 before the diamond was re-cut to a brilliant oval. This cast records the Mogul-style cut of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

Background imagePlaster Collection: Plaster models of conodonts

Plaster models of conodonts
From top left Ancyrodella, Gnathodus, Polygnathus, Cavusgnathus, Polygnathoides and Oistodus. These models were produced by Christain Hurfurth under the direction of Dr Klaus Muller

Background imagePlaster Collection: Dinosaur excavation, Niger 1988

Dinosaur excavation, Niger 1988
Hessian bandage, cut into strips and lightly coated in a thin mixture of plaster, being applied to the tissue covered bone

Background imagePlaster Collection: Homo Heidelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken H

Homo Heidelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken H
The cranium and plaster cast belonging to Broken Hill Man (Homo Heidelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill Mine, Kabwe, Zambia by T. Zwigelaar in June 1921. It dates back 130, 000 years

Background imagePlaster Collection: Antiseptic is used to stop infections

Antiseptic is used to stop infections. From Look and Learn no. 456 (10 Oct 1970)

Background imagePlaster Collection: Repairman

Repairman
People You See. Repairman. From Teddy Bear (2 January 1965)

Background imagePlaster Collection: Seller of plaster figurines

Seller of plaster figurines
A street seller of plaster figurines and busts. He balances a board on his head with various figures for sale, and carries two larger busts in his arms. A small boy seems interested in his wares

Background imagePlaster Collection: Bensons capcine porous plaster. The best

Bensons capcine porous plaster. The best. Date c1887 July 28

Background imagePlaster Collection: Woman posing with doves and flowers

Woman posing with doves and flowers
A woman in a pale green dress, posing with two plaster doves and some roses in her lap. She has a matching pale green ribbon in her hair, tied in Greek style. Date: early 20th century

Background imagePlaster Collection: Wymondham Market House

Wymondham Market House



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