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Stem section, plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core written on the mold is "pterodactyl". Mold is bound with a metal wire.

Claw section, plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Pterodactyl claw Fredericks". Bound with metal wire.

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Pterodactyl plant". Mold is bound with two metal wires.

Unknown section, plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Mold is bound with metal wire.

Unknown section, plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Mold is bound with metal wire.

Unknown section, plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Mold is bound with metal wire.

Plant section, plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on the mold is "Pterodactyl plant". Mold is bound with rubber band.

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Unknown section. Bound with metal wire.

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core with "Pterodactyl" written on the surface. Mold is bound with two wires.

Flying Pterodactyl, maquette, 1958
Metal, wood and plaster

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal…