Nicolas Pierre Pelletier - Drawings based on originals: Hervé LE GRAËT

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The Cabinet of Scissor Curiosities

Pelletier designs: An image of the original soot prints (or smut prints) left by Pelletier, which shown exact imprints of various intricately designed scissors.
Pelletier designs

An image of the original soot prints (or smut prints) left by Pelletier, which shown exact imprints of various intricately designed scissors.

Name/Title

Nicolas Pierre Pelletier - Drawings based on originals: Hervé LE GRAËT

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.4

Tags

scissors, france, design, history, pelletier

Description

A collection of drawings made by Hervé le Graët, based on the originals by Nicolas-Pierre Pelletier. Pelletier (1828 - 1921) was an artisan cutler and artist who lived and worked in the Nogent area of France. During his life he imprinted his scissor designs onto paper using candle soot. The drawings in this book have been recreated from the original imprints.

Cataloged By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

March 7, 2025

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

March 7, 2025