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Modern 20th c. marbled paper, Turkish combed pattern
Modern 20th c. marbled paper, Turkish combed pattern
TitleModern 20th c. marbled paper, Turkish combed pattern
ArtistGuyot, Don
Studio NameColophon Hand Bindery
Place of ProductionUnited States -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
Date1978
Descriptive NotesWolfe and Muira: Turkish combed pattern.

The pattern is created by first throwing severl colors onto the bath making the Turkish base. Then a comb with one set of teeth set in wide intervals was drawn through the bath horizontally (in this case).

This sample is a second.

The primary colors for this mint green paper sample are yellow, blue, and black.

This sample is a second.

Collection NotesThis sample is a flat sample from amongst a box of samples Guyot would have used to monitor his inventory and pattern types for his company, Colophon.
Paper Process/MediumSurface application papers -- Marbled papers
Prominent Pattern TypeTurkish
Spot
Stone
Agate
Stein
Achat
Caillouté Simple
Object TypePaper;Marbled paper
Physical Description12 x 9 cm.
ReferencesWolfe plate XXVI 47-48 (Turkish)
Muira pgs 47-49 (Turkish)
Digital CollectionDecorated and Decorative Paper Collection
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionBook Arts Collection
Reference NumberDG-modern-Guyot-mp160a
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from an original sample using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at between 550-600 ppi, saved in TIFF, resized, and imported to JPEG 2000.
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