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| Title | Vintage 19th c. marbled paper, Schrottel pattern |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 19th century |
| Descriptive Notes | Wolfe: Schrottel pattern
Miura: Scrotel pattern.
The pattern was created in Germany in the early part of the 18th century. It has many different spellings but Miura suggests in his spelling that the pattern's name is derived from the German word Schrot which means 'small shot' or 'small grain.'
The pattern is created by starting with a Turkish base. Then, you would throw a mixture onto the bath whose reaction with the previous colors causes the dark spots with white halos to appear which are reminiscent in look to tiny stones. This mixture is made up of ox gall and oil (Miura, pg 53).
The primary colors in this example are black, gray, yellow and red.
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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 | Schrottel
Scrotel
Schroëtel
Schroffel
Schrot
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| Object Type | Paper;Marbled paper |
| Physical Description | 29.5 x 22.5 cm. |
| References | Wolfe Plate XXXII 112-114
Muira pg 53 |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Digital Image Number | DEP0170 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Book Arts Collection |
| Reference Number | M-vintage-mp96 |
| 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. |
