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Paton's Alloa Knitting Wools

Print
1898 (made)
Artist/Maker
Thomas N. Storer, Sons & Co. (printer)
Steventon (Mr) (designer)
Place of origin
Scotland (made)
Nottingham (printed)

This calendar is an example of the stippling method of colour lithography, with added drawn, stencilled and transferred text. In lithography the stippling was done by hand. For each colour a separate stone had to be prepared and the lithographer would have separated the colours by eye.

Object details

Categories
Clothing
Prints
Printmaking Techniques
Knitting
Advertising
Object type
Print
TitlePaton's Alloa Knitting Wools (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, colour lithography
Printer's Ink
Paper
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Advertising calendar for Paton's Alloa Knitting Wools. Printed by Thomas N. Storer, Sons & Co., Nottingham. Colour lithograph, 1899.
Physical description
Colour lithograph print on paper. Three-dimensional, with a separate cut-out stapled to one main card. Colour lithographs of a governess teaching 5 little girls how to knit.
Dimensions
  • Length: 31cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969)
  • Width: 24.2cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969)
Style
Art Nouveau
Marks and inscriptions
  • REAL SCOTCH FINGERINGS. / UNSHRINKABLE VEST WOOLS. / PETTICOAT WOOLS (Top left)
  • CABLE WHEELING / SOFT KNITTING WOOL / CALEDONIAN KNITTING WOOL (Top right)
  • ALLOA WHEELING YARN / (THE ORIGINAL MAKE) / FOR / Cycling, Golfing, Shooting & Fishing Hose. (Upper centre)
  • Trade / Mark / JOHN PATON, SON & Co. / ALLOA (Upper right)
  • PATON'S ALLOA Knitting Wools. (Lower centre)
  • [List of warehouses and agencies] (either side of detachable calendar)
Credit line
Acquired from Miss E. J. Briggs in 1969.
Subjects depicted
Knitting
Girls
Woman
Clothing
Cape
Wool
Summary
This calendar is an example of the stippling method of colour lithography, with added drawn, stencilled and transferred text. In lithography the stippling was done by hand. For each colour a separate stone had to be prepared and the lithographer would have separated the colours by eye.
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.511-1969

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1106184/patons-alloa-knitting-wools-print-steventon-mr/
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