Marbled Papers: Pattern Book of John Knott *

Pattern book for John M. Knott, c. 1833. Birmingham Archive, 8039734.

Circa 1833 pattern book of 'Marbled, Coloured & Fancy Papers' manufactured by John Knott at his manufactory in Bordesley. The shop was on High Street in Birmingham, on the site of Thomas Aris's printworks. Some of the marbled papers have been torn away to reveal hidden writing beneath.

Find more about eighteenth-century paper marbling, here.