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Vintage 19th c. marbled paper, Italian pattern
Vintage 19th c. marbled paper, Italian pattern
TitleVintage 19th c. marbled paper, Italian pattern
ArtistUnknown
Date19th century
Descriptive NotesWolfe and Miura: Italian pattern.

This pattern was created in Italy near the end of the 18th century. Its name is likely based equally on it nation of origin and the fact that it so closely resembles the actual stone, Italian marble.

This pattern is created when after however many colors desired are thrown onto the bath. Then a dispersant is sprinkled over the entire bath in fine dots. These tiny drops of dispersant cause the previously thrown colors to constrict into tiny veins. Miura suggests that the dispersant might be made up of a mixture of soap, spirits and ox gall and then sprinkled over the bath through fine wire mesh to maintain the size of the dispersant drops. These constricted veins cause the colors to appear as they would in marbled stone.

The primary color for this example is blue.

Collection NotesThe 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.

Paper Process/MediumSurface application papers -- Marbled papers
Prominent Pattern TypeItalian
Neo-Italia
Vein
Hair Vein
Veiné
Moucheté
Haarader
Ader
Object TypePaper;Marbled paper
Physical Description18 x 9.5 cm.
ReferencesWolfe Plate XXXVI 157-159
Muira pg 52
Digital CollectionDecorated and Decorative Paper Collection
Digital Image NumberDEP0104
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionBook Arts Collection
Reference NumberM-vintage-mp4
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from an original sample using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at between 550-600 ppi, saved in TIFF, resized, and imported to JPEG 2000.
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