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| Title | Vintage 18th c. marbled paper, French curl on Wide comb pattern |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 1745 |
| 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 and yellow.
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| Collection Notes | This sample is scanned from a book cover.
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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 | 22 x 14 cm. |
| References | Wolfe plates XXIV 13-18 (French Curl), XXIII 10 (Wide comb)
Miura pgs 76-77 (Snail), 91 (Arch) |
| Original Source | Ruddiman, Thomas. A vindication of Mr. George Buchanan's paraphrase of the Book of Psalms : from the objections rais'd against it by William Benson... in the supplement and conclusion he has annex'd to his prefatory discourse to his new edition of Arthur Johnston's version of that sacred book... in a letter to that lerned gentleman / by Thomas Ruddiman. Edinburgh : Printed by W. and T. Ruddimans, 1745. |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Digital Image Number | DEP0006 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Binding Collection |
| Reference Number | 223.2 R831v |
| 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. |
