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One Hundred and Fifty, New Designs, By Thos. Johnson Carver.

Print
1761
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Title plate from a suite of prints


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOne Hundred and Fifty, New Designs, By Thos. Johnson Carver. (suite title)
Materials and techniques
etching
Brief description
Thomas Johnson (after), title plate, part 1 (comprising title plate and 13 further plates) from 'One Hundred and Fifty New Designs by Thos. Johnson Carver', London, 1761.
Physical description
Title plate from a suite of prints
Dimensions
  • Approximate page size height: 28.5cm
  • Approximate page size width: 22.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Within the cartouche: One Hundred and Fifty,/New Designs,_/By Thos. Johnson Carver./Consisting of Cielings, Chimney/Pieces, Slab, Glass & Picture Frames,/Stands for China &c, Clock & Watch/Cases, Girondoles, Brackets, Grates,/Lanthorns, &c, &c, _/The whole well adapted for/Decorating all kinds of/Ornamental Furniture,/in the Present Taste./Engrav'd on 56 Copper Plates/N.B. This Work is regu/larly divided into 4 Parts./Part 1st./Sold by/Robert Sayer, at the/Golden Buck, near Serjeants Inn,/in Fleet Street, London./1761.
Object history
Thomas Johnson was a furniture designer and wood-carver. He is mainly known for his numerous published designs of furniture and decorative objects, such as Twelve Gerandoles (1755) and two editions of A New Book of Ornaments (1760 and 1762). His One Hundred and Fifty New Designs (1761) is dedicated to the president of the Anti-gallican Association, a society which was against current French fashions. Johnson's designs include a variety of frame styles, chimney-pieces, girandoles, candlestands and clock-cases decorated with opulent Rococo, Chinoiserie and rustic motifs.
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 520, 23. (Berlin I) Berlin Staatliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, p. 173, 1228.
  • Hayward, Helena, Thomas Johnson and English Rococo, London 1964.
  • Hayward, Helena, 'Newly-discovered Designs by Thomas Johnson', Furniture History, Vol. 11 (1975), pp. 40-42.
Collection
Accession number
E.5699-1903

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