Title
Miniature marbling kit.
Coverage
Paul Maurer (b. 1941)
Date
ca. 1986
Subject
Repurposed Avery label box, handmade tools, and leather pouch
Description
Paul Maurer, active 1962–96, made this kit after becoming inspired by a presentation he attended on historic marbling at Harvard University where Christopher Weimann showed examples of his miniature marbled papers. For these papers, Maurer used absorbent paper with no mordant. Maurer often demonstrated the use of the kit during his workshops. Many standard marbling tools are represented, including combs, brushes, and drawing tools.
Source
Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Paul Maurer