Topic ID #2525 - posted 12/6/2007 7:20 PM
daphnelaurel
My Cousin is working with an art education organization that consists of volunteers who take reproductions into elementary school classrooms for interactive art appreciation presentations.
About 4 or 5 yrs ago they received a set of about 25 sculptures that had been used by a similar organization that had been defunct for probably 10 or 15 yrs. That org. only used sculpture reproductions and was much more limited.They started probably around the 1960s. A lot of the reproductions were resin-based, then painted to look like the original, and generally were purchased through museum shops. There was little to no documentation on most of them.
They were told that this piece was based on an ancient wooden
Egyptian duck.
I have experience in Egypt, and education in Classical/Near Eastern Archeology, and this does not look like anything from the Meditteranean or Ancient Near East to me. Nor does it look like a repro that would have originally been wooden--it looks more like a ceramic repro.
I think it might be South American, but I'm not sure. Does anyone recognize this duck, or the style?
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!
Help in IDing a museum replica for Education
daphnelaurel
My Cousin is working with an art education organization that consists of volunteers who take reproductions into elementary school classrooms for interactive art appreciation presentations.
About 4 or 5 yrs ago they received a set of about 25 sculptures that had been used by a similar organization that had been defunct for probably 10 or 15 yrs. That org. only used sculpture reproductions and was much more limited.They started probably around the 1960s. A lot of the reproductions were resin-based, then painted to look like the original, and generally were purchased through museum shops. There was little to no documentation on most of them.
They were told that this piece was based on an ancient wooden
Egyptian duck.
I have experience in Egypt, and education in Classical/Near Eastern Archeology, and this does not look like anything from the Meditteranean or Ancient Near East to me. Nor does it look like a repro that would have originally been wooden--it looks more like a ceramic repro.
I think it might be South American, but I'm not sure. Does anyone recognize this duck, or the style?
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!
Post ID#4844 - replied 12/7/2007 12:35 AM
FireArch
Moderator
If it is ceramic the base should not have any glaze on the bottom; that would cause it to stick to its rest in the kiln. The bottom of the base also shouldnt be colored. If it is not glazed then you should be able to see the type of paste that the ceramic was made from, and thereby confirm that it is ceramic. It should also make a slight ringing tone if tapped, say with a flick of a finger; resin or wood should make a thunking sound.
Post ID#4856 - replied 12/7/2007 12:36 PM
daphnelaurel
We know that the object is not really ceramic, as it is a RESIN CAST of an original object.
What I was getting at was that it appears that the REPLICA is of something that is ORIGINALLY ceramic, NOT WOOD as thought by the organization.
What we really need to know is the origin of the object.
What I was getting at was that it appears that the REPLICA is of something that is ORIGINALLY ceramic, NOT WOOD as thought by the organization.
What we really need to know is the origin of the object.
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