Two Pounds of Tassies for Shelley

Two Pounds of Tassies for Shelley

Awhile back the “Inataglio Blog” on our other site, “MyIntaglios.com” had a post entitled, “Tassie, Seals, and Keats” discussing the fondness of the poet Keats for Tassie seals.  Recently, we came across a reference to the poet Shelley’s...
Gilt-edged paper wrap – A lost craft.

Gilt-edged paper wrap – A lost craft.

Did you ever notice the gilded frame that surrounds so many of the antique plaster or sulfur impressions of intaglios and other engraved gems?  It is the gilt-edged paper that usually wraps them.  If you collect or deal in the impressions from the Grand Tour era, it’s...