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- Photo before cleaning
label and box photo c.2010 R.M. Bodoh
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- William
Reeves
- Artists
watercolor paint box
- c.
1784 to 1789
- Not
for sale
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- William
& his brother Thomas Reeves invented the watercolor block
or cake as it is known,
- making
the painting of watercolor more portable.
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- Before
this colors had to be prepared by the artist or a colorman and
the paint dried out easily.
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- In
1784 William and Thomas split into two businesses by their individual
names.
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- Trade card
- Photo with cleaning
in progress
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- Reeves
palettes
- These
are paint palettes found in this Reeves Paint Box some may be
replacements from other art supply companies. Most pallets provided
by the various art supply brands were made for them by various
china & other producing manufacturers
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 Small round pallets found
- in this William
Reeves paint
- box 1784-1789
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- Shown are
four of 9 pallets which are all different
- in width
and thickness- they appear to be all individually
- hand formed.
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- None have
a makers mark.
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- Below a small
palette with no makers mark that is in the bottom drawer of
the William Reeves paint
- box 1784-1789.
It is approximately 6 by 4 9/16 at its widest points.
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- We have not
cleaned these pallets much to preserve the use history. Note
that this palette has been
- burnished
to a dull finish by "working up" early pigments and
or paint blocks which required extensive manipulation
- unlike the
paints of the 1830's and later. Cobalt and other colors are known
to be quite abrasive to palette and brushes.
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- WANTED:
- Will
trade for or buy this item if available (see items for sale page)
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- Wanted
the palette that fits in the top it was possibly marble, less
than 4 1/4 inch by 2 3/8 inch.
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- Wanted
paint blocks that say Reeves, W. Reeves, T. Reeves, Reeves &
Inwood, Reeves & Woodyer
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- Wanted:
The water glass that came with it is possibly not original. Is
a cobalt blue blown glass with pontil.
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box will accomodate a 1 7/8 wide by 1 inch high waterglass proosibly
like the one in the Reeves & Woodyer box.
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- This
page is under construction- please check back
- Thank
you
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