watermarks
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Faint designs or devices incorporated into paper as it is made and appearing as translucent or shaded areas visual only through transmitted light. They are often used to give the name of the manufacturer and the date of the paper's manufacture; symbols, seals, and initials are also common. Watermarks have also been used to detect and prevent counterfeiting and forgery. Watermarks were first introduced in Bologna, Italy in 1282.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Dard Hunter papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-028
Collection Overview
Papers include ten letters (1923 Jan. 20-1937 Sept. 21, TLS) from Dard Hunter at The Mountain House, Chillicothe, Ohio, to Frank S. Hatch of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, thanking Hatch for his orders and payments for (Hunter's) books, calling his attention to new books being published (by Hunter), and answering Hatch's questions about which books might be available for sale. Hunter also discusses his travel plans and his failing eyesight. One unsigned draft of a letter (1923 Jan. 23, carbon)...
Dates:
1923-1937
Found in:
Special Collections