It usually consists of a series of tinted borders and ruled lines. Tints of watercolor pigments can be placed into a ruling pen to get a really even tinted line, or they can be applied with a brush for wider borders. Washline mounts were especially popular in Britain in the nineteenth century.
Image from The Strawberry Hill Trust
Books: The Great Age of British Watercolours: 1750-1880
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I've never heard of that before. That might be fun to try. Very neat!
-- Alice
Interesting. I've seen those, but didn't know they had a name. Thanks!
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