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ca. 1785 (printed)
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A brassfounders catalogue with 135 engraved plates bound in mottled stiff boards and leather back, with monogram A P B in a circle, inside depicting furniture fittings.


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Materials and techniques
Bound engravings
Brief description
A brassfounder's catalogue, 135 plates in mottled stiff boards and leather back, J Whatman and I Taylor, about 1785
Physical description
A brassfounders catalogue with 135 engraved plates bound in mottled stiff boards and leather back, with monogram A P B in a circle, inside depicting furniture fittings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5in
  • Width: 11in
135 plates
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design, Old English Pattern Books of the Metal Trades: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection in the Museum. London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1913.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914
Collection
Accession number
E.2259-1913

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