Bois Durci (blood & sawdust!) portrait of John Bright, c.1860
$240.00 AUD
Bois Durci portrait medallion of John Bright (1811-1889), the British parliamentarian. Marked BOIS DURCI to the reverse, c. 1860.
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| Size | 11.5cm |
| References | Bois Durci was invented in 1856, in France by Francois Charles Lepage. Translating as 'blood and sawdust', these unlikely ingredients are mixed & heated and compressed until it polymerises.It is technically an early form of “plastic” and was often used for the cases of early daguerrotypes and ambrotypes, as well as medallions of notables such as this. |
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