Word: cires
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Brooklyn show's best things-a molded gold flask (see cut)-was made by the cire-perdue (lost wax) method, which the ancient Egyptians-and Benvenuto Cellini-also used. The flask was modeled in wax, then covered with clay. When the clay was baked, the wax melted and was drawn off. Molten gold was then poured into the baked clay mold...
| 1 |