plaster of Paris

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So were plaster of Paris and foam blocks that could easily crumble with Godoy’s punches.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2023

The 292 replica bones and ribs which make up the skeleton, made from plaster of Paris, are being packed into 28 crates by staff at the Natural History Museum.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2023

Heritage noticed some residue in the grooves — plaster of Paris, a clue that they had been used in a stereotype printing process developed in the 1830s.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

"Looks like plaster of Paris or sort of a grayish beach sand."

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022

A model of the bell, as if it were solid, was first made of clay and plaster of Paris.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay