- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wax model of one side of a bird [SM (Verve) 15/07/2014]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1889
- Date collected
- By 1889
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 11/1889 Exchanged: 11/1953, uncertain
- Materials and processes
- Material Wax, Process Lost Wax Cast, Process Moulded
- Dimensions
- Height: max 40 mm, Width: max 41 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1889.29.136.41
Search terms: Technique, Metallurgy, Figure, Mould, Weight, Bird Figure
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