PLANT FORMS IN WAX 



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mold when held together form a receptacle into which wax is poured 

 through a funnel-like "gate" cut in the plaster. 



The materials used for the reproduction of the leaf are sheet wax. 



COMPLETED WAX LEAF OF SARRACENIA. OR PITCHER PLANT. AND 

 SQUEEZE MOLDS USED IN MAKING ONE HALF OF IT 



PAIR OF THE 



There must be a duplicate pair of squeeze molds, minus the keeled part, for the other 

 half of the leaf. The two sections of the wax leaf are welded with a hot tool. Much of the 

 beauty and delicacy of this result depends on tin 1 trimming and beveling of the edges of the 

 wax and the artistic feeling displayed by the craftsman 



The waxed gauze and wire, the sheet wax forming the face of 



Materials the leaf, the waxed gauze the back and the wire the ribs, 

 for the Lear ^| K , wax s h ou ] ( i b e p Ur e bleached beeswax with a small 

 amount of Canada balsam, that is, about one tablespoonful for each 



