Pounce (powder)
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Pounce
History
In the 19th century the pounce pots or sanders often had a shallow dish round the top so that pounce or sand could be returned to the pot and reused. The process is very effective for quickly drying ink, and although blotting paper has been available since the Tudor period, pounce or sand continued to be used throughout the nineteenth century because it was often cheaper.
Application
Handwriting and calligraphy
Pounce is gently sprinkled all over the writing on the paper. When using a quill or a steel nib, and with inks that are made up to match those typically in use during the 18th and 19th centuries, and provided the pen has been used with the fine strokes typical of handwriting of that period, the handwriting will be sufficiently dry within 10 seconds to allow the paper to be folded without blotting. Gently vibrating the paper whilst the pounce or sand is on it ensures that little or no pounce or sand sticks to the handwriting and excess sand or pounce is shaken off before folding the paper.
Art and embroidery
"Pricking and pouncing" is a transfer technique that uses a
See also
- History of tattooing
- pouncet-box - a box for sprinkling pounce
Notes
References
- S2CID 22193671.
- ^ Searls-Punter, Natasha (7 May 2019). "Pro Tips: Pounce Rubbing". London Embroidery School.