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| Title | Vintage 19th c. printed marbled paper, Spanish moiré on Italian pattern |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 19th century |
| Descriptive Notes | Wolfe and Miura: Spanish on Italian
This pattern is related to and a variation of the (typical) Spanish marble. It was created about the same time at the beginning of the 17th century.
Normally, according to Miura, this pattern is created starting with a Turkish base. 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. In this case, both the Spanish moiré and Italian aspects of the pattern have been printed using a lithographic process as was popular at the end of the 19th century.
The primary colors for this sample are light brown, dark brown and green.
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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 -- Printed papers |
| Prominent Pattern Type | Spanish moiré
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| Secondary Pattern Type | Italian
Alternative pattern name(s): Neo-Italian, Vein, Hair Vein, Veiné, Moucheté, Haarader, Ader
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| Object Type | Paper |
| Physical Description | Lithograph : 24 x 16 cm. |
| References | Wolfe plate XXXIV 143-144 (Spanish moiré), XXXVI 157-159 (Italian)
Muira pg 66 (Spanish moiré), 52 (Italian) |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Digital Image Number | DEP0279 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Book Arts Collection |
| Reference Number | M-vintage-mp308 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from an original sample using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at between 550-600 dpi and saved in TIFF and resized. 2006 |
