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| Title | Vintage 19th c. marbled paper, French curl on Wide comb pattern |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 19th century |
| Descriptive Notes | Wolfe: French curl on Wide comb
Miura: Snail on Arch
This pattern is created starting with a Wide comb base, probably where the colors were dropped onto the bath sequentially. Once the desired base pattern is completed either an individual stylus or a comb with one set of teeth set in very wide intervals would be inserted into the bath and swirled.
The primary colors for this example are red, blue, yellow ochre, white, and black.
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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 | French Curl
Snail
Curl
Escargot
Tourniquet
Coquille
Schnecken
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| Secondary Pattern Type | Wide Comb
Arch
Peigne d'Arc
Bogen
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| Object Type | Paper;Marbled paper |
| Physical Description | 27 x 17.5 cm. |
| References | Wolfe plate XXIII 10 (Wide comb), XXIV 13-18 (French curl)
Muira pg 91 (Arch), 76-77 (Snail) |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Digital Image Number | DEP0075 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Book Arts Collection |
| Reference Number | M-vintage-mp259 |
| 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. |
