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Pottery => What's my Pottery? => Topic started by: keith on April 07, 2010, 03:22:01 PM

Title: 'Plaster' elephant?
Post by: keith on April 07, 2010, 03:22:01 PM

3 ins high,would this be from a childs 'ark'?had a rough life I think,
                                                                                         Keith.

Title: Re: 'Plaster' elephant?
Post by: antiquerose123 on April 08, 2010, 11:43:57 PM

Maybe -- is it plaster, or could it be *paper mache* thing.  The *Victorians* were big into making things out of paper mache.

http://www.papiermache.co.uk/articles/

http://www.papiermache.co.uk/articles/sermel-papier-mache/

http://www.blackmarketantiques.com/antique-victorian-papier-mache-sewing-angels-demons-p-2565.html

http://popular.ebay.co.uk/antiques/papier-mache.htm

(Old) paper mache things are quite collectible -- IF it is paper mache.

 :comp:

Title: Re: 'Plaster' elephant?
Post by: keith on April 09, 2010, 01:38:55 AM

Pretty sure it's some type of 'plaster',got some papier mache to post here soon,Keith.

Title: Re: 'Plaster' elephant?
Post by: antiquerose123 on April 13, 2010, 09:09:13 PM

Plaster --- or maybe CHALK WARE....a possibility??  ???

Title: Re: 'Plaster' elephant?
Post by: keith on April 13, 2010, 09:33:18 PM

Plaster I  think,what's 'chalkware'?

Title: Re: 'Plaster' elephant?
Post by: antiquerose123 on April 13, 2010, 09:43:05 PM

chalkware

http://www.collect-antiques.net/Antiques/19th-c-american-chalkware.php  Can you scratch you fingernail into it at all??

Title: Re: 'Plaster' elephant?
Post by: keith on April 14, 2010, 01:36:30 AM

Yep,so you may be right.