Handbill
29 August 1817 (dated)
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Handbill advertising Mr Finn's 'Experiments of Fancy Glass Working in Miniature', to be seen at 161 The Strand, London, dated in pencil, 29 August 1817.
The experiments include 'Spinning Common Glass into a finer Substance than any Thing in the World'. Glass ornaments will be made and can be bought. These include 'A variety of Glass Feathers, Pens, Ornamental Ships. Fancy Figures of various Descriptions, Birds, Quadrupeds, Baskets, Segar Tubes, and other Curiosities, too numerous to insert in the limits of this Bill'. Segar is a 19th century spelling of cigar.
The experiments include 'Spinning Common Glass into a finer Substance than any Thing in the World'. Glass ornaments will be made and can be bought. These include 'A variety of Glass Feathers, Pens, Ornamental Ships. Fancy Figures of various Descriptions, Birds, Quadrupeds, Baskets, Segar Tubes, and other Curiosities, too numerous to insert in the limits of this Bill'. Segar is a 19th century spelling of cigar.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Letterpress, with pencil annotation |
| Brief description | Handbill advertising Mr Finn's 'Experiments of Fancy Glass Working in Miniature', to be seen at 161 The Strand, London, dated in pencil, 29 August 1817 |
| Physical description | Printed advertisement for Mr Finn's 'Experiments of Fancy Glass Working in Miniature', to be seen at 161 The Strand, London, dated in pencil, 29 August 1817 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '29 August 1817' (Annotation in pencil, upper right hand corner) |
| Summary | Handbill advertising Mr Finn's 'Experiments of Fancy Glass Working in Miniature', to be seen at 161 The Strand, London, dated in pencil, 29 August 1817. The experiments include 'Spinning Common Glass into a finer Substance than any Thing in the World'. Glass ornaments will be made and can be bought. These include 'A variety of Glass Feathers, Pens, Ornamental Ships. Fancy Figures of various Descriptions, Birds, Quadrupeds, Baskets, Segar Tubes, and other Curiosities, too numerous to insert in the limits of this Bill'. Segar is a 19th century spelling of cigar. |
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| Accession number | S.1205-1982 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2012 |
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