Tarlatan

Guimpe
MFA Acc. #: 47.1527

Description

A starched, plain-weave, open-mesh fabric, usually made from cotton. Tarlatan fabrics are used for stiffening garment sections, and lining spines of books. Additionally, a carefully folded tarlatan sheet is used to remove excess ink from the surface of an intaglio plate or lithography stone prior to printing.

Synonyms and Related Terms

super; mull; crash; tarlatane; gauze; interfacing

Additional Images

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  MFA Acc. #: 1976.367

Resources and Citations

• Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "printmaking" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].

• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarlatan (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000