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updated May 24 2013
 Welcome To:  

The Virtual Museum of Watercolor Materials

     
     Below is a collection of our photographs creating a virtual museum of fine materials & supplies for Watercolour painting and brief histories of the makers.
  Scroll down and click on the links below for more information.
   The items below are not for sale - see the Antique Art Supply Shop link (left) for a few pieces offered occasionally.  
 
Most Current Postings
 
Early American Brands
of watercolor paint & supplies
1700's to 1800's
 
    Collection of Boxed Sets of Watercolor Paint & Materials:
     

REEVES:

 

William Reeves

Watercolour Paint Boxes

c.1784- 1789

 

 

William was the

brother of Thomas Reeves below:

 
Thomas Reeves and descendants:
Thomas Reeves & Son
Watercolor Paint Boxed Set
1784-1794
 
 
 
The son is W J Reeves below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WJ Reeves & Woodyer
Antique Watercolor
& Drawing Set 1799-1816
one of the largest sets made at the time
 

 

 

 

 

REEVES & SONS

PAINT BOXES

From 1829 to 1890's

 

Descendants of Thomas Reeves:

W J Reeves and sons

the second & third generation that

formed the Reeves co.

still around today

 
 
 
REEVES AWARD PANT SET
1870- 90's
 
 
 

 

 

REEVES SUPERIOR PANT SET

1870-1890's

Winsor & Newton:

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
A Japanese Tansu Box 1860's
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

G. Rowney & Co.

Artists Paint Box c.1844

 

 

Paint, Catalogue & Palette Collection:
Individual manufacturers:
 

 

WINSOR & NEWTON

1800's to 1910

Catalog & Paint c.1860
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REEVES Paint & Supplies
1700's- 1800's
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Countries of Origin-
manufacturers:

 

Early American

Made brands

of watercolor paint & supplies

1700's to 1800's

 
 
 
CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOR PAINT BLOCKS ,
PALETTE & SUPPLIES
1700-1800's
Huber-France shown

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BRITISH MADE

WATERCOLOR PAINT BLOCKS ,

PALETTE & SUPPLIES

1700-1800's

Newmans Shown:

 
 
 
 
 
 
Chinese ink sticks
1880's to 1890's
a visual history

 Paper Collection:

 
 
WHATMAN PAPERS 1700 to 1899
ANTIQUE & VINTAGE HAND MADE
 
 

WHATMAN PAPERS 1900 to 1980

ANTIQUE & VINTAGE

 
 
 
 
 
J. B. Green & Sons
Hand Made Papers
Vintage & Antique
 
 
 
 
 
Wookey Hole & Other British Hand Made Papers
Antique, Vintage & Contemporary
 
 
 

Other Hand Made Papers

Vintage & Antique- Unidentified

 
 
 
 
 
Handmade & Other Fine Paper of France
 
 
 
 
 
LESSEBO MILL PAPER
HAND MADE in Sweden
 
 
ITALIAN ANTIQUE, VINTAGE & Contemporary
HAND MADE PAPERS :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1700-1899
WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS
On Period Paper:
 
 
Lady Monkswell
WATERCOLOUR PAINTING 1898
 

Watercolor painting
by C.G. Lane 1881
Restored Paper Examples
 
 
 

 

Links to Contemporary Hand- Made Paper Mills
 
& Suppliers of fine papers & more
 
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LINKS TO OTHER SITES WITH INFORMATION
 
Click to go back to Virtual Museum of Fine Art Supplies home page
 
Photos are copyright protected
 
(c)1985-2012 All original designs and photographs shown herein are and copyright protected.
(c) Copyright 1985- 2012 The Whimsie Studio, Larry Henke, Ronald Bodoh
the Whimsie studio is trademarked
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 The Antique

Art Supplies Shop:
 
 
ROWNEY Victorian Antique
Paint Box
 
 
WINSOR NEWTON WATERCOLOR BOX 1862
 
 
 
 
Fine Vintage & New Watercolor & Print Papers
 
 
 
 
ANTIQUE WATERCOLOR PAINT BLOCKS
 
 
 
PAINT PALETTES
 
 
ANTIQUE ARTIST PRINTS, BOOK & CATALOG
BOOK & CATALOG
 
Links to Contemporary & Vintage Hand- Made Paper Mills
Suppliers of fine papers & more
 
 
LINKS TO OTHER SITES WITH INFORMATION
ON PAPER & WATERCOLOR
 
 
WANTED ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION
 
Click to go back to Antique & Contemporary Fine Art Supplies home page
 
 
 

 The Antique

Art Supplies Shop
 
 
ROWNEY Victorian Antique
Paint Box
 
 
WINSOR NEWTON WATERCOLOR BOX 1862
 
 
 
 
Fine Vintage & New Watercolor & Print Papers
 
 
 
 
ANTIQUE WATERCOLOR PAINT BLOCKS
 
 
 
PAINT PALETTES
 
 
ANTIQUE ARTIST PRINTS, BOOK & CATALOG
BOOK & CATALOG
 
Links to Contemporary & Vintage Hand- Made Paper Mills
Suppliers of fine papers & more
 
 
LINKS TO OTHER SITES WITH INFORMATION
ON PAPER & WATERCOLOR
 
 
WANTED ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION
 
Click to go back to Antique & Contemporary Fine Art Supplies home page
 
 

 The Antique

Art Supplies Shop
 
 
ROWNEY Victorian Antique
Paint Box
 
 
WINSOR NEWTON WATERCOLOR BOX 1862
 
 
 
 
Fine Vintage & New Watercolor & Print Papers
 
 
 
 
ANTIQUE WATERCOLOR PAINT BLOCKS
 
 
 
PAINT PALETTES
 
 
ANTIQUE ARTIST PRINTS, BOOK & CATALOG
BOOK & CATALOG
 
Links to Contemporary & Vintage Hand- Made Paper Mills
Suppliers of fine papers & more
 
 
LINKS TO OTHER SITES WITH INFORMATION
ON PAPER & WATERCOLOR
 
 
WANTED ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION
 
Click to go back to Antique & Contemporary Fine Art Supplies home page
 
 

 The Antique

Art Supplies Shop
 
 
ROWNEY Victorian Antique
Paint Box
 
 
WINSOR NEWTON WATERCOLOR BOX 1862
 
 
 
 
Fine Vintage & New Watercolor & Print Papers
 
 
 
 
ANTIQUE WATERCOLOR PAINT BLOCKS
 
 
 
PAINT PALETTES
 
 
ANTIQUE ARTIST PRINTS, BOOK & CATALOG
BOOK & CATALOG
 
Links to Contemporary & Vintage Hand- Made Paper Mills
Suppliers of fine papers & more
 
 
LINKS TO OTHER SITES WITH INFORMATION
ON PAPER & WATERCOLOR
 
 
WANTED ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION
 
Click to go back to Antique & Contemporary Fine Art Supplies home page
 

 

 

 

 The Antique

Art Supplies Shop:
ROWNEY Victorian Antique
Paint Box
 
 
WINSOR NEWTON WATERCOLOR BOX 1862
 
 
 
 
Fine Vintage & New Watercolor & Print Papers
 Welcome:       
         Below is a virtual museum of fine materials & supplies for Watercolour painting: Paints , Paper, PALETTE & information on the makers of them.
        The items below are shown for historical & educational information & are not available for sale (see our antique art supply shop, linked upper left)      
 
 
Watercolor Paint in Boxed Sets:
 
Thomas Reeves & Son
Watercolor Paint Boxed Set 1784-1794
 
William Reeves
Watercolour Paint Box
c.1784- 1789
 
 
Winsor & Newton
Artists watercolor paint box c 1862
 
Reeves & Inwood
Artists watercolor paint box around 1796
 
 
W J REEVES & WOODYER
1799-1816
 
Osborne
American Made Artists watercolor paint boxes
c. 1830 -1860
A Japanese Box 1860's
refitted with art supplies of
various age & cultures
 
 
 
G. Rowney & Co.
Artists Paint Box c.1844
 
 
Reeves & Sons Watercolor paint box
dating 1870's-1890's
 
Rowney artist paint box
 
R ACKERMAN PAINT BOX
 
 
REEVES 1829 PAINT BOX
 
 
REEVES SUPERIOR PAINT BOX
 

 

Paint & Palette Collection:
 
CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOR PAINT BLOCKS ,
PALETTE & SUPPLIES
1700-1800's
 
Huber:
\
 
 
BRITISH WATERCOLOR PAINT BLOCKS ,
PALETTE & SUPPLIES
1700-1800's
Newmans:
 
 
 
WINSOR & NEWTON
WATERCOLOR PAINT & PALETTE
& More 1800's to 1910
 
 
REEVES Paint & Supplies
1700's- 1800's
 
 
 
Early American
Made brands
of watercolor paint & supplies
1700's to 1800's

 Paper Collection:

 
 
 
WHATMAN PAPERS 1700 to 1899
ANTIQUE & VINTAGE HAND MADE
 
 
 
 
WHATMAN PAPERS 1900 to 1980
ANTIQUE & VINTAGE HAND MADE & MOULD MADE
 
 
J. B. Green & Sons Hand Made Papers
Vintage & Antique
 
Wookey Hole & Other British Hand Made Papers
Antique, Vintage & Contemporary
 
 
 
Other Hand Made Papers
Vintage & Antique- Unidentified
 
 
 
Handmade & Other Fine Paper of France
 
 
 
 
 
LESSEBO MILL PAPER
HAND MADE in Sweden
 
 
ITALIAN ANTIQUE, VINTAGE & Contemporary
HAND MADE PAPERS :
 
1700-1899 PERIOD PAINTINGS
On Paper:

 
Restored Paper Examples
 
 
 
 
 

 

Links to Contemporary Hand- Made Paper Mills
 
& Suppliers of fine papers & more
 
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LINKS TO OTHER SITES WITH INFORMATION
 
Click to go back to Virtual Museum of Fine Art Supplies home page
 
 
text & photos are copyright protected
 
 
 
 
Not all of these are for sale , some are shown for historical interest.
Photos are copyright protected
 
(c)1985-2012 All original designs and photographs shown herein are and copyright protected.
(c) Copyright 1985- 2012 The Whimsie Studio, Larry Henke, Ronald Bodoh
the Whimsie studio is trademarked
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VINTAGE WATERCOLOR PAPER -SOLD OUT

 

 
 
HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES- NOT FOR SALE