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A Book of Ornaments Useful to Jewellers, Watchmakers and all other artists

Engraving
1697-1704 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Simon Gribelin (Designer)
Gribelin (Published)
Place of origin
London (Published)

Engraving


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Engraving
TitleA Book of Ornaments Useful to Jewellers, Watchmakers and all other artists (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Simon Gribelin. Cutting from a plate from a suite of 8 designs for gold- and silversmith ornament entitled 'A Book of Ornaments Useful to Jewellers, Watchmakers and all other artists'. London, 1697-1704.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 6.0cm
  • Cut to width: 1.9cm
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
29770D

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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