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Dimensions
top diameter 25cm
The most common items available in Bois durci are circular plaques showing royalty or statesmen of the time
The current print run used a digital image
Printed to the original size
Prince Albert - Historical Plaque Category_accessories DimensionsPeter Hones plaster casts of historical figures come from glossy dark brown plaques attributed to Francois Lepage, who in 1855, secured a patent for what he called Bois Durci, the combining of blood albumen from slaughterhouses, with fine saw dust to form a plastic mouldable material. The saw dust (either ebony or rose wood), was mixed with blood, dried and then ground to a fine powder. The powder was placed into a steel mould and steam heated to up