1850\'s Electrotype Art Reproduction of 16th Century Windsor Castle German Helmet


1850\'s Electrotype Art Reproduction of 16th Century Windsor Castle German Helmet

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1850\'s Electrotype Art Reproduction of 16th Century Windsor Castle German Helmet:
$350.00


Rare Antique 1850\'s Electrotype Art Reproduction of 16th Century Windsor Castle German Helmet from Royal Vault. This was made for a museum by Elkington Manufactory over 150 yrs ago. This is early for Electrotype Art.The Helmet was made by electroforming, a technology first developed in the 1840s that produced an extremely precise copy of an original by running an electrical charge through a solution to deposit metal into a mold.The earliest purchases of these Electrotypes were made with the advice of the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum), whose director Henry Cole was a prime mover in an international project designed to distribute casts and copies \"for the promotion of art\" to museums across the world.To fabricate the electrotypes, specialist mold makers from the Elkington Manufactory and Franchi and Sons traveled to sites across Europe. They returned to England with piece-molds made of gutta percha (a malleable latex derived from a Malaysian tree). The molds were used to produce copper patterns that would serve as the master model from which multiple copies could be made. Base-metal electrotypes could be patinated, silver plated, or gilt to more closely resemble the original work.MEASURES\" 12\" L X 9 3/4\" W X 7 3/4\" HMAKERS MARK: Department of Science & Art, Elkington. Crowned VR Monogram in Center..CONDITION: Wear, Scratches, Dings ( See Photos for Condition).Very neat piece, hope it finds a good home..

1850\'s Electrotype Art Reproduction of 16th Century Windsor Castle German Helmet:
$350.00

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