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Welcome To:   The Virtual Museum of Watercolor Materials            Photo galleries creating a virtual museum of fine materials for Watercolour painting and brief histories of the makers.   The only antique pieces available for purchase are listed in our Museum Shop, linked at left

Collection of Boxed Sets of Watercolor Paint & Materials:     Osborne & Other American Made Watercolor paint boxes & suppliers1790 -1899       Winsor & Newton Artists paint box c 1862         REEVES: Thomas Reeves & Son Watercolor Paint Boxed Set 1784-1794           William Reeves Watercolour Paint Boxes c.1784- 1789                 WJ Reeves & Woodyer Antique Watercolor & Drawing Set 1799-1816 one of the largest sets made at the time         Reeves & Sons Watercolor box c. 1829-1830 telling a story of a painter of the era.                             REEVES & SONS Paint Box from 1829           REEVES AWARD PANT SET 1870-1890       REEVES SUPERIOR PANT SET 1870-1890's     G. Rowney & Co. Artists Paint Box c.1844     Ackerman Watercolor box 1830's             A Japanese Tansu Box 1860's

Paper Collection:   ANTIQUE HAND MADE WHATMAN PAPERS 1700 to 1899 WHATMAN PAPERS 1900 to 1980     WHATMAN PAPER SAMPLE BOOK Ca. 1931             J. B. Green & Sons Hand Made Papers           Wookey Hole & Other British Hand Made Papers       Other Hand Made Papers Vintage & Antique Some Unidentified       Fine Papers of France     LESSEBO MILL PAPER HAND MADE in Sweden       ITALIAN ANTIQUE, VINTAGE & Contemporary HAND MADE PAPERS :

Paint, Catalogue & Palette Collection:   Countries of Origin-manufacturers:     American Artist Supply Catalogs 1700-1700   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     Individual manufacturers:     WINSOR & NEWTON 1800's to 1910 c.1849-50 version of Winsor Newton Catalog                                 REEVES Catalogs,Paint & Supplies   1700's- 1800's               Thomas Reeves & Son Artist Materials flyer c. 1790's     The Virtual Museum of Watercolor galleries : This Virtual Museum is a collection of photographs items are shown on this pages are for historical interest -and are not for sale and are physically in various collections throughout the world

1700-1920 PAINTINGS   Mystery Plein Air Painting 1900-1920                     Watercolor by C.G. Lane 1881                             Lady Monkswell WATERCOLOUR PAINTING 1898               Restored Paper Examples     The Virtual Museum of Watercolor galleries : This Virtual Museum is a collection of photographs items are shown on this pages are for historical interest -and are not for sale and are physically in various collections throughout the world

Paint boxes of Famous People George Washington, Queen Victoria Audubon and more

Links to Contemporary Hand- Made Paper Mills   & Suppliers of fine papers & more   ~ LINKS TO OTHER SITES WITH INFORMATION   Click to go back to Virtual Museum of Fine Art Supplies home page

 

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(c)1985-2012 All original designs and photographs shown herein are and copyright protected.

(c) Copyright 1985- 2014 The Whimsie Studio, Larry Henke, Ronald Bodoh

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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- 2014 The Whimsie Studio, Larry Henke, Ronald Bodoh

the Whimsie studio is trademarked

 

 

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HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES- NOT FOR SALE