Marbled paper with red, cream and blue combed pattern – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Marbled paper with red, cream and blue combed pattern, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Marbled paper with red, cream and blue combed pattern
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Marbled paper is a decorative technique in which pigments float on a bath of thickened liquid and are then lifted onto paper, producing swirling, feathered patterns. This example, with its red, cream and blue combed design, belongs to a group of papers made to line book covers, endpapers and bindings. Combing, where a tool drags through the wet surface to form repeating arcs, was one of the most popular patterns in European and American bookbinding from the 1600s onward. Pieces like this were often hand-made in small workshops, so each sheet differs slightly in color and movement.
| Original scan | 3,623 × 2,800 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 00003u |
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