1866-1883 (made)
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This impression is taken from a block in the V&A collection made by Percy Roberts (active 1866–83) to demonstrate the effects of various wood engraving tools. The numbered squares correspond to numbered tools also in the V&A collection. Roberts provided a detailed explanation as to the tools’ use. For example the tools numbered 4, 14 and 22 are: a tint tool for free work, foreground, buildings, a flat scorper for lowering areas needing to fade into light and flesh tints and a spitsticker used for drapery and texture like dotting.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | wood-engraving |
| Brief description | Woodengraving. Percy Roberts. Samples of different engraved lines and effects, ca. 1866-1883. |
| Physical description | Impression from a wood-engraver's block demonstrating a variety of effects made by various tools. The tools and the wood-block are in the collection. The printmaker has written manuscript explanatory notes. Lines, dots, dashes and pits divided into 26 squares numbered 1-24, and 21a and 22a. These numbers correspond to a numbered tool that made the marks (see associated objects list). |
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| Production type | Artist's proof |
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| Credit line | Given by Percy Roberts, Esq. |
| Object history | Given by Percy Roberts (fl. 1866-1883) |
| Summary | This impression is taken from a block in the V&A collection made by Percy Roberts (active 1866–83) to demonstrate the effects of various wood engraving tools. The numbered squares correspond to numbered tools also in the V&A collection. Roberts provided a detailed explanation as to the tools’ use. For example the tools numbered 4, 14 and 22 are: a tint tool for free work, foreground, buildings, a flat scorper for lowering areas needing to fade into light and flesh tints and a spitsticker used for drapery and texture like dotting. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1915, London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916. |
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| Accession number | E.366-1915 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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