Tinsel print

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tinsel-print

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the artistic medium?Printmaking with post-printing embellishment using metallic or crystalline fragments
2. What is the early european provenance?Likely German (Augsburg), circa 1430-1460, primarily religious woodcuts
3. How were early tinsel prints made?Early tinsel prints were made by gluing thin pieces of metal or quartz crystal onto woodcut images. They were often religious pictures from places like Augsburg.
4. Why did people in the 19th century like tinsel prints?People liked them because they were cheap, fun to decorate, and showed popular shows and actors. They could be bought for just a penny or two.

Woodcut: A relief printing technique where an image is carved into a block of wood, then inked and pressed onto paper.