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| Title | Vintage 19th c. marbled paper, French Curl on Fountain pattern |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 19th century |
| Descriptive Notes | Wolfe: Fountain, not listed. French Curl
Muira: Snail on Fountain
This pattern is created by first completing a Fountain pattern. Then a stylus or a comb would be used to drawn swirls in the pattern characteristic to a French curl pattern.
The primary colors for this example are teal, blue, red and yellow ochre.
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| Collection Notes | The flat sample from which this photo was scanned is a salvaged endsheet. There is no record of the original item from which these endsheets were taken. Information regarding creation dates has therefore been estimated (using Wolfe), typically by century. |
| Paper Process/Medium | Surface application papers -- Marbled papers |
| Prominent Pattern Type | French Curl
Snail
Curl
Escargot
Tourniquet
Coquille
Schnecken
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| Secondary Pattern Type | Fountain
Peigne Fontaine
Springbrunnen
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| Object Type | Paper;Marbled paper |
| Physical Description | 20 x 27 cm. |
| References | Wolfe plates XXXV 145-150 (French Curl)
Muira pgs 76-77 (Snail), Miura pg 89 (Fountain) |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Book Arts Collection |
| Reference Number | M-vintage-mp76 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from an original sample using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at between 550-600 ppi, saved in TIFF, resized, and imported to JPEG 2000. |
