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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 704585, member: 5833"]Hmm. I have no other examples that are so starkly white. Have to wonder if this isn't plaster of Paris, even though the depressions on the back are of the sort seen on many dripstone pieces. When flipped, you can see how the hollows on the back follow some of the lines on front:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]187393[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It also strikes me as possibly not made by traditional methods. Maybe if you rush it any bubbles do not have time to escape to the back & pop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 704585, member: 5833"]Hmm. I have no other examples that are so starkly white. Have to wonder if this isn't plaster of Paris, even though the depressions on the back are of the sort seen on many dripstone pieces. When flipped, you can see how the hollows on the back follow some of the lines on front: [ATTACH=full]187393[/ATTACH] It also strikes me as possibly not made by traditional methods. Maybe if you rush it any bubbles do not have time to escape to the back & pop.[/QUOTE]
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