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Small scale armature of Princess and Unicorn made of wire and metal.

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Unicorn" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Unicorn" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Unicorn" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Unicorn" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

The Princess and the Unicorn, 1985
Miniature
Silver and gold with emeralds

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.034

There are 9 small parts in a box that make up part of the Princess and Unicorn. The box lists 2 parts the top and bottom of the piece which may make up the bulk of the sculpture. What remains in the box are appendages and small parts.

- Base…

The Princess and the Unicorn, armature, 1975
Metal and wood

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal…

Placed on top of a Narwhal horn, or tooth is this plaster model of the Princess and the Unicorn. The Narwhal tusk is actually a tooth from the Narwhal, a type of whale related to the Beluga, and used for breaking up ice and/or attracting mates. The…

The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at the entrance…