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Fifth Book of Ornament useful for all manner of furniture and other things

Print
1743 (first published)
Artist/Maker
William De La Cour (designer)
Robert White (printmaker)
Place of origin
London (first published)

Seven designs for chairs and one table design arranged in two horizontal lines with four designs on the top and four on the bottom. Each chair has a symmetrical pattern on the back but different feet.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
TitleFifth Book of Ornament useful for all manner of furniture and other things (suite title)
Materials and techniques
etching
Paper
Printing Ink
Etching
Brief description
William de la Cour (after), 1 plate from the Fifth Book of Ornament, engraved by R. White, London, 1743
Physical description
Seven designs for chairs and one table design arranged in two horizontal lines with four designs on the top and four on the bottom. Each chair has a symmetrical pattern on the back but different feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 27.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • "De L Cour. inv.t" (lower left )
  • "Accord.g to Act of Parl.t" (lower middle)
  • "R. White sculp." (lower right )
Subjects depicted
Strapwork
Acanthus
Table
Chair
Cherub Head
Flower
Bibliographic references
  • Griffiths, Antony, and Robert A. Gerard. The Print in Stuart Britain, 1603-1689. London: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, 1998.
  • Guilmard, Désiré, Les Maitres Ornemanistes: Écoles Française, Italienne, Allemande et des Pays-Bas (Flamande et Hollandaise), Paris, E Pron et Cie, 1801.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.240-1892

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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