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| Title | Vintage 19th c. marbled paper, Gloster on Serpentine pattern |
| Artist | Unknown |
| Date | 19th century |
| Descriptive Notes | Wolfe: Gloster appears under ‘Gloucester' waved
Muira: Gloster on Serpentine
The pattern is created by starting with a Turkish base. A comb with one set of teeth is drawn through the bath twice vertically, once in either direction with the second pass halving the first. This step is repeated horizontally. Then a comb, with one set of teeth set at slightly wider intervals, is drawn through the bath once vertically in wavy lines reminiscent of the way in which a snake moves. Finally, drops of ink mixed with a dispersant would be dropped onto the bath.
The primary colors for this example are red, blue, yellow ochre, green and white.
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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 | Gloster
Gloucester
Partidge's Eye
Oeil de Perdrix
Stein Marmor mit Grießtropfen
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| Secondary Pattern Type | Serpentine
Peigné Serpentin
Gewunden Gekämmter
Waved
Wave
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| Object Type | Paper;Marbled paper |
| Physical Description | 31 x 22.5 cm. |
| References | Miura pgs 88 (Gloster), 107-109 (Serpentine), 106 (Wave)
Wolfe plate XXXVI 168 (Gloucester), XXXV (Waved) |
| Digital Collection | Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection
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| Digital Image Number | DEP0078 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Book Arts Collection |
| Reference Number | M-vintage-mp97 |
| 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. |
