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The Art Of The Marbler

1970 , Grantchester (Cambridgeshire)

Cat no. 7747

A Bedfordshire County Council Film featuring the craftsmen and women at work at the Cambridgeshire firm, Douglas Cockerell & Son, in particular focusing on the art of designing marble paper.

A film produced for the 1970 Society of Archivists' Conference, and featuring the craft of making marble paper, by the Cambridgeshire firm, Douglas Cockerell & Son. Footage of Sydney Cockerell’s Grantchester home and marble paper business. Commentary introduces Sydney Cockerell, and long-standing employee, William Chapman, also detailing how, and why, the business was founded. Mr William Chapman, an employee for forty years, demonstrates how each individual marble design is produced, using specific equipment, paint, and marbling tools. Commentary accompanies the visual demonstration inside the workshop, and describes the process step-by-step. Commentary also explains the science behind the marbling treatment, contemporary uses of the marble papers, and history of the art of marbling. Finally, footage of the other craftsmen and women, with commentary, demonstrating the firm’s other activities of paper conservation and bookbinding. Please note that this film ends abruptly.

Featured Buildings

Exterior view of Kings College Cambridge, view from the back lawn. Sydney Cockerell’s Grantchester home, the location of the marble paper business, Douglas Cockerell & Son

Keywords

Book binding; Conservation; Marbling; Wallpaper

Other Places

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Manifestations

The Art Of The Marbler

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    Unknown
    Carrier Type
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    Duration
    0:13:17
    Modification Date
    21/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734118
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    INV375482
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
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    Duration
    0:13:17
    Modification Date
    21/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    0:13:17
    Modification Date
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    Parts
    Reference
    734112
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    INV344257
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
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    Duration
    0:12:45
    Modification Date
    18/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734077
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV207368
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:45
    Modification Date
    07/02/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    701755
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV289053
    Canonical Identifier
    2011/15
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:15:16
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    01/02/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    701419
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    mag stripe
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV230079
    Canonical Identifier
    1999/69
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:15:16
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    14/01/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    699934
    Sound
    silent

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