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Vignettes and Portraits

Engraving
second half 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

1 of 114 plates, including title-page, showing vignettes and portraits for bank-notes, etc. Mounted in a volume, full-bound in blue calf with doublure, gold tooled, lettered on the spine 'Vignettes And Portraits'. Lettered with title etc., 'U.S. Treasury Department' and 'Geo. B. McCartee, Chief of Bureau. Geo. W. Casilear, Sup't of Eng's &c'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVignettes and Portraits (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
One of 114 vignettes and portraits for bank-notes, including title-page, mounted in a volume. Lettered on the spine 'Vignettes And Portraits,' 'U.S. Treasury Department' and 'Geo. B. McCartee, Chief of Bureau. Geo. W. Casilear, Sup't of Eng's &c'. American, late 19th century.
Physical description
1 of 114 plates, including title-page, showing vignettes and portraits for bank-notes, etc. Mounted in a volume, full-bound in blue calf with doublure, gold tooled, lettered on the spine 'Vignettes And Portraits'. Lettered with title etc., 'U.S. Treasury Department' and 'Geo. B. McCartee, Chief of Bureau. Geo. W. Casilear, Sup't of Eng's &c'.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
E.2852-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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