The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 5626

Six ornate examples of cuir bouilli

Object details

Alternate titles

A coin, an architectural segment of vegetation, a Tudor couple, a cartouche, a Nativity scene and an architectural segment of foliage

Image size: h 8.2cm x w 6.0cm

Object Type: Paper Negative-Camera

Physical description: waxed

Provenance:
Matilda Talbot 1934

Owner: National Science and Media Museum

Object owner number: 1937-4362

Collection: Science Museum Collection

This object is part of Schaaf no. 5626

Six ornate examples of cuir bouilli

Keywords: Sculpture

The technique known a 'cuir bouilli' is used to make embossed patterns in leather. The result, when dried, is a tough yet decorative leather artefact.

The six cuir items the photograph are a coin, a section of an architectural frieze showing vegetation, a Tudor couple, a cartouche, a Nativity scene, and a section of an architectural frieze showing foliage or plant forms.

This image is similar to Schaaf number 1695.