plaster casts
Hardened bandage forms
Plaster casts are rigid molds made from plaster of Paris, used in medicine to immobilize broken bones while they heal: She signed her name on his plaster cast.
The term also refers to sculptures or reproductions made by pouring plaster into a mold: The museum displayed plaster casts of Greek statues.
In both senses, the material hardens into a durable shell.
- hardFirm or demanding
- moldForm-giving container
- alginateSeaweed-derived gelling agent
- HerculaneumRoman town buried by eruption
- VesuviusItalian volcano, historically destructive
fracture · break · broken arm · archaeological site · death masks · models · gypsum · white powder · relief sculpture · negative space · orthopedic · art studio · immobilization · art restoration · volcanic eruption · ancient artifacts · impression · hardening
- sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- British Sculpturebronze figures, abstract forms, public monuments, war memorials, equestrian statues
- PompeiiPompeii, Vesuvius, Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum, eruption
- Rodin MuseumThe Thinker, The Kiss, Adam, Eve, bronze sculptures
- V&ASouth Kensington, decorative arts, Victorian design, William Morris
plaster castswalking boots
Rugged footwear for trails
splints · braces · athletic tape · slings · ace bandages
cast, plaster, casting, plastered, plasters, plastering, plasterer, plasterwork, plasterboard