Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Bat-like Curve! waterscape It seems a bit more

It seems a bit more like ceramic than plaster (and is quite heavy)

but with no information on his maker or exact age

which I purchased from a seller in the Netherlands

with a strong

and unsigned

Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Bat-like Curve! waterscape It seems a bit moreI see a lot of old wooden industrial molds but only occasionally do I across across ones like this, filled with a pitch wood resin mold material, and used for casting ornaments for architecture, molding and picture frames. This is the smallest of several I'm listing, which photographs don't quite do justice (I've shot it a couple of different light situations to try to give a sense) the mold itself has a really visceral presence, feeling like a cross