Papetterie, Colage
Date1767
Engraver
Robert Bénard
(1734 - 1777)
After work by
Louis-Jacques Goussier
(1722 - 1799)
Publisher
Denis Diderot
(1713-1784)
Publisher
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
(1717 - 1783)
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEtching and line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 × 15 1/4 × 10in. (38.7 × 38.7 × 25.4cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 9in. (35.6 × 22.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1966-219,13
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. XI."Lower margin reads: "Goussier del./ Benard fecit/ Papetterie, Colage."
Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on papermaking found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. V." This plate shows the sizing of paper with a gelatinous animal glue. This was done from waste scraps of hides bought from tanneries, which were then boiled and filtered. The bottom of the print shows the baskets and tools used in this.
