The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

Master record for Schaaf no. 1695

Six ornate examples of cuir bouilli

Attributed to: William Henry Fox Talbot

Alternate titles

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

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 5626.