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| Title | Vintage 19th c. marbled paper, Spanish moiré on Serpentine with gold vein pattern |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 19th century |
| Descriptive Notes | Wolfe: Spanish moiré waved
Miura: Spanish moiré on Serpentine with gold vein
The pattern is created by starting with a Serpentine base where one of the first colors dropped onto the bath would have been gold. As the other colors are added, the gold constricts into veins. Then after the Serpentine with gold veins base is completed, a paper which has been folded in half diagonally and vertically (or horizontally and vertically) is laid onto the bath, moving slightly from side to side to create the curvilinear, gradations typical of this pattern.
The primary colors for this example are dark and light pink, yellow, white and gold.
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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.
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| Paper Process/Medium | Surface application papers -- Marbled papers |
| Prominent Pattern Type | Spanish moiré
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| Secondary Pattern Type | Serpentine
Peigné Serpentin
Gewunden Gekämmter
Waved
Wave
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| Object Type | Paper;Marbled paper |
| Physical Description | 20 x 13 cm. |
| References | Wolfe plate XXXIV 143-144 (Spanish moiré)
Muira pgs 107-109 (Serpentine), 66 (Spanish moiré), 122 (Gold vein) |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Digital Image Number | DEP0197 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Book Arts Collection |
| Reference Number | M-vintage-mp302 |
| 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. |
