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Foundry

A workshop or industrial facility equipped for casting metal sculpture.

Short Definition

A workshop or industrial facility equipped for casting metal sculpture.

Difficulty

intermediate

Language Origin

English

A foundry is the workshop in which metal is melted, cast, assembled, chased, finished, and often patinated. Sculpture foundries commonly use investment or lost-wax casting for bronze and may divide monumental works into sections that are cast separately and welded together.

Etymology

From French fondre, 'to melt or cast.'