Allegorical Devices
Engraving
1795 (made)
1795 (made)
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Engraving of title page for an album of allegorical devices designed and engraved by Garnet Terry for the proprietors Bowles and Carver. The album consists of two-hundred designs.
Beneath the title, a man and woman sit at a table underneath an arbor. The man shows the woman a pattern book with small oval designs.
Beneath the title, a man and woman sit at a table underneath an arbor. The man shows the woman a pattern book with small oval designs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
| Brief description | Engraving by Garnet Terry. Title page for "Allegorical Devices" London, 1795. |
| Physical description | Engraving of title page for an album of allegorical devices designed and engraved by Garnet Terry for the proprietors Bowles and Carver. The album consists of two-hundred designs. Beneath the title, a man and woman sit at a table underneath an arbor. The man shows the woman a pattern book with small oval designs. |
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| Production | Price 7s 6d. London: Printed for the Proprietors, Bowles & Carver No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard. Just Published Terry's Complete Round of Cyphers, consisting of 600 examples. Price 6s. |
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| Accession number | E.3379-1903 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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