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Blank for Dexter Ferry. There is a pencil drawing on the blank of him. The yellowish discoloring is from shellac used to seal the plaster.

Plaster portait blank of John M. Dorsey. The outline of the figure is still visible. The yellowish discoloring is from shellac used to seal the plaster. Text on the plaster is "John M. Dorsey MD 1900-1978 Wayne State University 1946-1978".

Plaster blank with pencil outline of figures of Edwin Denby. The yellowish discoloring is from shellac used to seal the plaster.. There is also a symbol with eagles on shields on th lower left drawn in pencil.


DENBY, Edwin, (grandson of…

Round portrait relief mold blank. There is an image still visible of William John Stapleton on the blank. The image remains due to the oil left behind from the plastecine.

Round plaster blank used for creating portrait reliefs.

Round plaster blanks used for creating reliefs.

Plaster blank with pencil drawing of Peter Austin Whyte. The yellowish color is from shellac used to seal the plaster.

Three plaster blanks triangular in shape. These are for the American Institute of Architects Craftmanship medallion. One has a shellac coating, to seal the plaster, giving it a yellowish color. Awarded as the AIA Craftmanship Medallion from…

Plaster portrait relief blank of Jerome Patrick Cavanagh Mayor of Detroit. The outline of the portrait is still visible while the rest of the plaster blank is discolored from shellac used to seal the plaster. Text on relief is "Jerome Patrick…

Blank with clay stain portrait of David Mathias Dennison. The yellowish discoloring is from shellac used to seal the plaster.