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Inking Slab


Printmaking tool.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Architectural Fittings
Designs
Printmaking Techniques
Object type
Inking slab
Brief description
Printmaking tool.
Gallery label
Rollers came into use for inking the block in the 19th century. Ink is squeezed on to a smooth slab and rolled until the roller is covered with an even surface of ink. Printmaking Techniques Gallery, Henry Cole Wing(1983)
Object history
Part of a collection (E.3802-3862--1911) of tools and materials for wood engraving, used by Joseph Swain.
Association
Joseph Swain
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3857-1911

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Record createdAugust 22, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115587/inking-slab/
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