wave marble ( wave nonpareil marble )
A marble pattern consisting of colors drawn into
an undulating form, with the points of each row
meeting each other. The colors-red, yellow, blue,
and green-are dropped on the size, over which the
marbler beats a small quantity of white. The
colors are then raked with a double rake (one
having teeth 3 or 4 inches apart, those of the
rear rake being adjusted so as to be exactly in
the center of the spaces of the forward rake, and
about 1 1/2 inches behind it). The rake is then
drawn through the colors in a manner similar to
that used in executing the NONPAREIL MARBLE ,
i.e., from left to right. The raking is done with
an undulating or see-saw motion, but only enough
to make the top of the last wave touch the bottom
of the first, thus producing a uniformity over the
entire sheet and giving the pattern the appearance
of squares. (241 )
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