Design
ca. 1750 (made)
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This is a design for an engraved card from about 1750. The card may have been used as an invitation, a bond or a certificate. It would depend on the inscription printed within the cartouche. We do not know who the artist was, but the design is typical of the 'Rococo' style popular at the time. The presence of the ancient Roman goddesses Ceres and Pomona, together with the bales of corn, barrels, fruit and flowers, suggest that the person who ordered the card was connected to agricultural commerce, presumably in the town depicted in the shield. It is rare for a design for printed ephemera to have survived from the 18th century.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash, red chalk and pencil on paper |
Brief description | Design for a printed card in pen and ink on paper, showing the Roman goddesses Ceres and Pomona alongside agricultural products. Unknown artist, about 1750. |
Physical description | Design for a card in the form of a cartouche, on paper. Mounted to cream card with watercolour wash lines. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Sir A. Heal' (On back, left; Pen and ink) |
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Summary | This is a design for an engraved card from about 1750. The card may have been used as an invitation, a bond or a certificate. It would depend on the inscription printed within the cartouche. We do not know who the artist was, but the design is typical of the 'Rococo' style popular at the time. The presence of the ancient Roman goddesses Ceres and Pomona, together with the bales of corn, barrels, fruit and flowers, suggest that the person who ordered the card was connected to agricultural commerce, presumably in the town depicted in the shield. It is rare for a design for printed ephemera to have survived from the 18th century. |
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Accession number | E.153-1998 |
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Record created | January 22, 2001 |
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