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| Title | Vintage 19th c. marbled paper, Dahlia pattern |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 19th century |
| Descriptive Notes | Wolfe: Not listed
Miura: Dahlia
The pattern was created during the end of the 19th century.
The pattern is created by starting with a Zebra base. Next according to Miura, another color mixed with ox gall is thrown onto the bath. Then a second color is then 'swirled' through a sieve onto the bath. As a final step, a third color is then lightly sprinkled onto top, creating flower-like patterns to occur which are reminiscent of the Dahlia.
The primary colors for this example are blue (dark, medium and light), red and yellow.
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| Collection Notes | This sample is scanned from a book cover.
This book has endsheets which match the covers.
The text block is dated 1644, however the binding and endsheets are not contemporary with the text but are of a later period, probably the late 19th century (Muria).
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| Paper Process/Medium | Surface application papers -- Marbled papers |
| Prominent Pattern Type | Dahlia
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| Object Type | Paper;Marbled paper |
| Physical Description | 19 x 15 cm. |
| References | Miura pg 84 |
| Original Source | Marshall, Stephen. Threnodia; the churches lamentation for the good man his losse, delivered in a sermon... at the funerall of that excellent man John Pym... preached in the Abbey-Church of Westminster. London, Printed for Stephen Bowtell, 1644. |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Digital Image Number | DEP0057 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Binding Collection |
| Reference Number | 921 P994ma |
| 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. |
