The Cabinet Maker & Upholsters Guide
Engraving
1794 (published)
1794 (published)
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Engraving depicting six designs for chair backs. In the top left the design features three poles and a foliage border along the top of them and a feature in the middle.
In the top right there are two poles with overlapping ovals creating three gaps which have been filled. In the outer two there is a vase with foliage above, and in the centre one there is a female figure standing on a pedestal.
The two designs in the middle both have solid studded backs with a frieze above them. On the left there is an oval section with a depiction of a seated female figure in front of a vase on a pedestal, and on either side of the oval section is festooned decoration. On the right the frieze has a female figure in the centre holding on to festooned decoration which is attached on either side to either an ornament.
The bottom two designs feature a solid studded back but in a circular shape with foliage design around them, and with a frieze design above. On the left the frieze features an oval section in the centre depicting a nude female figure feeding an animal, possibly a dog. On either side of this section there is festooned foliage decoration. On either side of chair back there is a thin oval section depicting a female figure and foliage above and below it. On the right, the frieze design features a repeating pattern of either feathers or leaves.
In the top right there are two poles with overlapping ovals creating three gaps which have been filled. In the outer two there is a vase with foliage above, and in the centre one there is a female figure standing on a pedestal.
The two designs in the middle both have solid studded backs with a frieze above them. On the left there is an oval section with a depiction of a seated female figure in front of a vase on a pedestal, and on either side of the oval section is festooned decoration. On the right the frieze has a female figure in the centre holding on to festooned decoration which is attached on either side to either an ornament.
The bottom two designs feature a solid studded back but in a circular shape with foliage design around them, and with a frieze design above. On the left the frieze features an oval section in the centre depicting a nude female figure feeding an animal, possibly a dog. On either side of this section there is festooned foliage decoration. On either side of chair back there is a thin oval section depicting a female figure and foliage above and below it. On the right, the frieze design features a repeating pattern of either feathers or leaves.
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 13 from "The Cabinet Maker & Upholsters Guide", London, 1794 |
Physical description | Engraving depicting six designs for chair backs. In the top left the design features three poles and a foliage border along the top of them and a feature in the middle. In the top right there are two poles with overlapping ovals creating three gaps which have been filled. In the outer two there is a vase with foliage above, and in the centre one there is a female figure standing on a pedestal. The two designs in the middle both have solid studded backs with a frieze above them. On the left there is an oval section with a depiction of a seated female figure in front of a vase on a pedestal, and on either side of the oval section is festooned decoration. On the right the frieze has a female figure in the centre holding on to festooned decoration which is attached on either side to either an ornament. The bottom two designs feature a solid studded back but in a circular shape with foliage design around them, and with a frieze design above. On the left the frieze features an oval section in the centre depicting a nude female figure feeding an animal, possibly a dog. On either side of this section there is festooned foliage decoration. On either side of chair back there is a thin oval section depicting a female figure and foliage above and below it. On the right, the frieze design features a repeating pattern of either feathers or leaves. |
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Credit line | Acquired from B. Weinreb Ltd., London in 1972 |
Association | |
Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972 |
Collection | |
Accession number | CIRC.107-1972 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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