Plaster cast of fragment of frieze with birds and acanthus
- PC/087
- Item
- Mid 19th century-early 20th century
Part of Plaster Casts
Frieze fragment, natural acanthus leaves with border.
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Plaster cast of fragment of frieze with birds and acanthus
Part of Plaster Casts
Frieze fragment, natural acanthus leaves with border.
*Not available / given
Plaster cast of case of column cluster with human mask (Version 5)
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Plaster cast of putti and foliage tondo (Version 3)
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Plaster casts of a left and right anatomical feet. Both feet show details of musculature, and the heel of the right foot is slightly elevated. On top of each leg is a maker's stamp that reads "J Giusti & Co Makers, St Vincent St, Glasgow". The inward facing edge of each base includes the inscription "J Giusti & Co, Glasgow". These anatomical feet are the only items in the Giusti Plaster Cast Collection to include such an incription, and the presence of both the inscriptions and the maker's stamp suggests that the feet may have been both sculpted by J. Giusti & Co. (likely in the late 19th century) and subsequently reproduced by the company.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster cast of armorial panel (Version 3)
Part of Plaster Casts
Left foot with raised heel (Version 2)
J Giusti & Co
Plaster cast after the right ear of Michelangelo's David.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Plaster cast of panel with pair of wolf-headed figures
Part of Plaster Casts
Wolf-headed figures playing quarterstaves and separated by an eagle.
*Not available / given
Plaster cast of sculptural fragment of a foot
Part of Plaster Casts
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Plaster cast of two-handled urn decorated with classical figures
Part of Plaster Casts
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Plaster cast of tiger head (Version 1)
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Plaster cast of tiger head (Version 3)
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Plaster cast of cow’s head with one anatomical half (Version 1)
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Plaster cast of large leaf (Version 1)
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Plaster cast of large leaf (Version 3)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of water nymph from the Fontaine des Innocents (Version 2)
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Plaster cast of acanthus leaf fragment (Version 3)
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Plaster cast of acanthus leaf fragment (Version 4)
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Plaster cast of case of column cluster with human mask (Version 6)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of top part of stele with antefixa ornament and Greek inscription (Version 3)
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Plaster cast of foundling roundel (Version 4)
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Plaster cast of fragment with foliage (Version 4)
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Plaster cast of shoulder muscle with neck and arm muscle structure
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Plaster cast of panther catching a rabbit
Part of Plaster Casts
Sculpture of panther holding a captured rabbit in its jaws. This is after an original sculpture c.1850 by Antoine-Louis Barye.
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Plaster seal featuring portrait of Charles Dowell (Version 2)
Plaster maquette of bust of Sir John Richmond
Plaster bust maquette of Sir John Ritchie Richmond, for the bronze sculptured bust in GSA's collection.
Schotz, Benno
Plaster maquette of bust of Sir John Richmond (Version 1)
Framed plaster portrait (Version 1)
Framed plaster portrait (Version 2)
Sculptured nativity scene (Version 2)
Sculptured nativity scene (Version 3)
The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection
Collection of items related to the Glasgow based firm J. Giusti & Co. which specialized in the production of plaster figures, mould making, statuary repair, and other plaster work. The collection is primarily composed of plaster busts and portraits, six moulds, and two medals. The casts and moulds are formed after a range of sculptural styles including ancient Greek and Roman, French Gothic, Italian Renaissance, and 19th century anatomical studies.
The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection highlights mould making and casting processes that were used to produce objects for retail and to repair existing plaster casts. Records from The Glasgow School of Art document purchases and repairs from J. Giusti & Co. from as early as 1890, and casts related to those in the collection were widely used as teaching and learning tools at the GSA through at least mid-20th century.
As most of the items in the collection were used in commercial casting processes, very few items have a plain white, white washed, or decoratively painted surface that are often observed in plaster cast collections. Many of the plaster casts and all of the plaster moulds are widely covered with uneven layers of shellac that appear yellow, red, or brown. Shellac was applied as a sealant and resist agent to prevent existing plaster elements from sticking to fresh plaster elements during the casting process.
In addition to the plaster casts and plaster moulds, several items provide further insights into the material processes employed by J. Giusti & Co. Two medals (likely bronze) showcase the company's involvement with mould making for metal casting, and a gelatine mould is a surviving example of a traditional process used to produce detailed casts in small quantities.
Proudfoot, Alexander
Plaster bust of 'brontolone' (grumpy old man) after Luca della Robbia.
J Giusti & Co
Bust of Girolamo Benivieni (Version 2)
J Giusti & Co
Unidentified female portrait (Version 1)
J Giusti & Co
Unidentified female death mask
Plaster copy of a death mask of an unknown woman.
Charles Smith & Sons
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Small bust after 'Young Octavian' (Version 1)
J Giusti & Co
Plaster bust of a boy wearing an ornamented breastplate.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster bust of a young man in armour after a terracotta original from the 15th century sculpted by Antonio Pollaiuolo and held in the Bargello Museum, Florence.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Plaster cast of section of architrave with vines and eagle in clipeus (Version 2)
Part of Plaster Casts
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Plaster casts of double capital with stylised ornamentation (Version 1)
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Plaster cast of cornice frieze decorated with bands of ornament and masks
Part of Plaster Casts
Ovolo ornamentation, with a metope engraved with masks.
*Not available / given