The Cabinet Maker & Upholsters Guide
Engraving
1787-1794 (published)
1787-1794 (published)
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Engraving depicting two designs, one for a chair and one for a stool. The chair, depicted on the left, is described as an 'easy chair', and looks like an arm chair with studs along the edges. The stool, depicted on the right, is described as a 'Gouty stool' and shows the mechanism allowing it be raised or lowered.
Object details
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| Title | The Cabinet Maker & Upholsters Guide (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printer's ink, paper, engraivng |
| Brief description | By George Hepplewhite: Plate 18 from "The Cabinet Maker & Upholsters Guide", London, 1787-1794 |
| Physical description | Engraving depicting two designs, one for a chair and one for a stool. The chair, depicted on the left, is described as an 'easy chair', and looks like an arm chair with studs along the edges. The stool, depicted on the right, is described as a 'Gouty stool' and shows the mechanism allowing it be raised or lowered. |
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| Credit line | Acquired from B. Weinreb Ltd., London in 1972 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.108-1972 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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