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Miers : Profile-Painter & Jeweller

Printing Plate
1775-1820 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
London (engraved)

Engraved copperplate of the trade-card of John Miers, silhouettist and jeweller of London (1758-1821). Lettered: 'Miers Profile-Painter & Jeweller, No.III. opposite Exeter Change. Strand, London ...' etc.


Object details

Categories
Trade Cards
Prints
Tools & Equipment
Printmaking Techniques
Object type
Printing plate
TitleMiers : Profile-Painter & Jeweller (published title)
Materials and techniques
engraved copperplate
Copper
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Anonymous. Engraved copperplate for the trade-card of John Miers, silhouettist and jeweller of London (1758-1821).
Physical description
Engraved copperplate of the trade-card of John Miers, silhouettist and jeweller of London (1758-1821). Lettered: 'Miers Profile-Painter & Jeweller, No.III. opposite Exeter Change. Strand, London ...' etc.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Width: 9.6cm
Corners of plate are rounded. Measure dby DH 07/07/2010.
Marks and inscriptions
  • From E KERSLEY / C BEVAN (Engraved by hand on verso.)
  • Miers / PROFILE-PAINTER & JEWELLER, / No III opposite Exeter Change. Strand, / London / Continues to execute Likenesses (in Profile Shade) in a style / peculiarly Striking & elegant whereby the most forcible animation is retained to the minute size for setting in / Rings, Lockets, Bracelets &c. / NB. Mr Miers preserves all the Original sketches so that / those who [have?] once sat to him, may be supplied with / any number of Copies without the trouble of sitting again. / Flat or Convex Glasses with Burnished Gold [illegible] / to any dimensions for Prints, Drawings &c. (Text of trading card, using three different fonts.)
Gallery label
Engraved copperplate and modern impression of the trade-card of John Miers, silhouettist and jeweller of London (1758-1821). Lettered Miers Profile-Painter & Jeweller, No.III. opposite Exeter Change. Strand, London etc. Copperplate and engraving. 2 5/8 x 3 7/8 E.237, 237A-1953 Given by Mr. E. Kersley
Credit line
Given by Mr. E. Kersley
Object history
A modern impression (c.1953) has been made from this plate, see E.237A-1953.
Production
A modern impression (1953) has been made from this plate, see E.237A-1953.
Subjects depicted
Trade Card
Miers, John
Associated object
E.237A-1953 (Version)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.237-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O591275/miers--profile-painter--printing-plate-unknown/
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