The Cabinet-maker and Upholsters Guide
Engraving
1787-1794 (published)
1787-1794 (published)
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Engraving of a design for a bed, depicting two posts at the bottom end, and a large headboard, decorated with festooned drapery and a coat of arms. The coat of arms features an oval in the centre split into four parts with foliage above, a lion on the left, and a unicorn on the right. On the edge of the canopy and the bottom of the bed there is more festooned drapery. On top of the canopy there is an urn.
Object details
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| Title | The Cabinet-maker and Upholsters Guide (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | printer's ink, paper, engraving |
| Brief description | By George Hepplewhite: Plate 101 from 'The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide', 1787-1794 |
| Physical description | Engraving of a design for a bed, depicting two posts at the bottom end, and a large headboard, decorated with festooned drapery and a coat of arms. The coat of arms features an oval in the centre split into four parts with foliage above, a lion on the left, and a unicorn on the right. On the edge of the canopy and the bottom of the bed there is more festooned drapery. On top of the canopy there is an urn. |
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| Credit line | Acquired from B. Weinreb Ltd., London in 1972. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.452-1972 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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