- NMC/0269
- Item
- c1930s-1960s
Half length female figure with truncated arms and head.
Bliss, Douglas Percy
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Half length female figure with truncated arms and head.
Bliss, Douglas Percy
Female seated figure, attached to wooden base.
Frank, Hannah
Portrait of Voltaire (Version 1)
*Not available / given
Laurie, John
Laurie, John
Plaster portrait after a 15th century bronze bust of Dante Alighieri in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Plaster anatomical portrait showing muscle groups of the face and neck.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Sainte Fortunade reliquary bust (Version 2)
J Giusti & Co
Mould of unidentfied female bust
Plaster mould of an unidentified female bust.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Small bust after 'Young Octavian'
Small plaster bust, likely after the 'Young Octavian' portrait of the emperor Augustus in the Vatican Museums.
J Giusti & Co
Sketch - material study in cast handmade paper (Version 1)
Sketch - material study in cast handmade paper (Version 2)
Sketch - material study in cast handmade paper (Version 3)
Plaster portrait of an unidentified woman.
J Giusti & Co
Unidentified female death mask (Version 2)
Charles Smith & Sons
Plaster portrait after a Greek bust.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Gelatine mould of Greek portrait
Mould made of gelatine used to produce plaster copies of a Greek portrait.
J Giusti & Co
Sainte Fortunade reliquary bust
Plaster reproduction of reliquary bust from the church of Saint Martial in Correze, France.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster mould, likely after the 'Young Octavian' portrait of emperor Augustus in the Vatican Museums.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Plaster copy after the left eye of Michelangelo's David.
J Giusti & Co
Plaster cast of a left hand.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Plaster bust of a child after a late 15th century orginal executed in terracotta by Andrea della Robbia.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Bust of young man in armour (Version 1)
J Giusti & Co
Plaster bust of a shepherd.
J Giusti & Co
J Giusti & Co
Laurie, John
Sketch - material study in cast handmade paper (Version 2)
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
Unidentified female portrait (Version 1)
J Giusti & Co