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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 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 Aire Painting 1900-1920                     Watercolor by C.G. Lane 1881                             Lady Monkswell WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS Late 1800's               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