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19th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraved plate from a brass stampers' catalogue, bound with others in stiff board with leather back, depicting cabinet brass foundry and other metal work, with handwritten prices


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving, bound with manuscript.
Brief description
Engraving from a brass stampers' catalogue, bound with others in stiff boards and leather back
Physical description
Engraved plate from a brass stampers' catalogue, bound with others in stiff board with leather back, depicting cabinet brass foundry and other metal work, with handwritten prices
Dimensions
  • Width: 10in
Dimensions taken from 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.
Marks and inscriptions
'Omnia labori cedunt' (On the leather binding of the back.)
Translation
'All things yield to labour'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.912-1898

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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