Hello,

I'm an artist who uses molds and casts, and the works often wind up in 
museums, and I frequently find myself debating with their archivists on how to 
date the works.

I wonder if anyone knows the correct way to date a cast that was taken from 
a mold, if there is a difference in the years? 

I was once taught that the way to note the date of a photographic print 
which was printed in a year that followed the creation of the negative, one 
uses a dash, negative date/print date:

i.e.:   1955/63 would mean the negative was created in 1955, the print in 
1963.

I would assume that the same logic would apply to a cast that was taken 
from a mold, mold/cast:

i.e.: 1978/83 would mean the mold was created in 1978, the cast in 1983.

Are there consistent rules that have been established for such notation? 
Are the rules different in Europe vs. the U.S. ?

Any wisdom appreciated!

Erin







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