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A New Book Of Ornaments

Metalwork Design
1704 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Simon Gribelin II (artist)
Place of origin
London (Published)

Cutting of ornamental detail from plate 8 of 'A New Book Of Ornaments'.


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Metalwork
Designs
Prints
Object type
Metalwork design
TitleA New Book Of Ornaments (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Simon Gribelin. Cutting of ornament from plate 8 of 12 designs for gold- and silversmith ornament entitled 'A New Book Of Ornaments'. London,1704.
Physical description
Cutting of ornamental detail from plate 8 of 'A New Book Of Ornaments'.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 7.1cm
  • Cut to width: 3.3cm
Bibliographic references
  • Fuhring, P. Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II: The Seventeenth Century, 3 vols, Rotterdam, 2004, vol. 1, nos. 1683-1693.
  • Griffiths, A. The Print in Stuart Britain 1603-1689, London, 1998, p.272, no.188.
  • O' Connell, S. 'Simon Gribelin (1661-1733): Printmaker and Metal-Engraver' in Print Quarterly, vol. II, no. 1, March1985, pp.27-38.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
12818:24

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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