handmade paper
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Paper made without the use of industrial machinery. Paper of this type is often provided with a watermark and frequently exhibits a rough or deckled edge as a by-product of its manufacture.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Handmade paper samples of Andrew Smith
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0122
Collection Overview
This collection consists of a limited edition of signed samples of 45 sheets of handmade paper measuring 19 x 26 cm. The paper was made by Andrew Smith of Beaverton, Ontario, in 1975 from shivy flax, deshived flax, spectral flax and rag, stay-pressed sheets, rough rag, smooth cotton, levi blue, levi blue and flax, and cotton and wood chips. The papers are enclosed in a paper folding box, which is numbered 23 out of a set of 30, and signed by the papermaker. Juliette Wiles Staats later made a...
Dates:
1975
Found in:
Special Collections
Papermaking artists and samples
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0113
Collection Overview
The collection consists of handmade paper samples from the 7 papermakers participating in the "Papermaking Invitational" exhibition. This exhibition was on view at the Gibbes Art Gallery from January 17 to March 4, 1984 and later appeared at the Robert Scott Small Library, College of Charleston in honor of Juliette Staats. The seven artists include Marchelle Pachnowski, Lilian Bell, Olive Meador Smith, Coco Gordon, Nancy Albertson, Sheril Cunning, and Ande Lau Chen. The collection also...
Dates:
1984
Found in:
Special Collections