Archive of moulds, drawings & tools for sugar sculpture
Various, c. 1830
47 moulds for a total of 730 different objects, with 62 tools and 26 drawings. The moulds would have been used to create sculpture for the dinner table, often of sugarpaste, which was popular from medieval times onwards. Some moulds are carved with classical symbols such as helmets; others with gothic and historicising details.
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Title of artwork, date
Archive of moulds, drawings & tools for sugar sculpture, c. 1830
Date supported
2002
Medium and material
Hardwood, metal & ivory tools, paper
Grant
11500
Total cost
32500

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