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Modern 20th c. marbled paper, Wide comb waved pattern, variation
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| Title | Modern 20th c. marbled paper, Wide comb waved pattern, variation |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 20th century |
| Descriptive Notes | Although Wolfe does not address this pattern as a whole, only in pieces (Wide comb and waved), Miura does and calls it a Serpentine marble.
This Serpentine, according to Miura, was first created in the middle of the 19th century.
The pattern is created by starting with a Turkish base. A comb with one set of teeth is drawn through the bath twice vertically, once in either direction with the second pass halving the first. This step is repeated horizontally. Then a comb, with one set of teeth set at wide intervals, is drawn through the bath once vertically making a plain Wide comb (Arch) pattern. In this variation, after the last pass completes a non-wavy Wide comb, a final comb with one set of teeth set at slightly wider intervals is drawn through the bath once vertically in exaggerated wavy lines.
The primary colors for this sample are red, green, white and blue.
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| Collection Notes | This example is scanned from a book cover and has matching endsheets.
Though the text block for this book is dated 1824, the Serpentine pattern (according to Miura) did not make its appearance for another twenty or thirty years. This coupled with the possibility that this is a Cockerell & Sons marbled paper, makes it likely that this book was bound or rebound much later than its publication date, sometime in the early 20th century.
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| Paper Process/Medium | Surface application papers -- Marbled papers |
| Prominent Pattern Type | Wide comb
Arch
Peigne d'Arc
Bogen
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| Object Type | Paper;Marbled paper |
| Physical Description | 19 x 12 cm. |
| References | Wolfe plates XXIII 10 (Wide comb), XXXV 154 (waved)
Muira pgs 107-109 |
| Original Source | The Biography of the British stage; being correct narratives of the lives of all the principal actors & actresses.. Interspersed with original anecdotes and choice and illustrative poetry. To which is added, a comic poem, entitled "The actress." London, Printed for Sherwood, Jones, 1824. |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Binding Collection |
| Reference Number | PN2597 B5 |
| 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. |
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