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Pattern Book

ca. 1780s (printed)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (artist)
Place of origin
England (printed)

Page from a book of engravings on 32 plates, with designs for furniture ornaments and fittings, rebound.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Pattern Books
Ornament Prints
Furniture
Object type
Pattern book
Materials and techniques
Engravings, bound.
Paper
Engraving
Binding
Brief description
A book of designs for furniture ornaments and fittings, 32 plates, ca. 1780, English.
Physical description
Page from a book of engravings on 32 plates, with designs for furniture ornaments and fittings, rebound.
Dimensions
  • Volume height: 10.5in
  • Volume width: 15.5in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design, Old English Pattern Books of the Metal Trades: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection in the Museum. London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1913.
Subjects depicted
Pattern Books
Hardware
Ornament
Metalwork
Furnishings
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design, Old English Pattern Books of the Metal Trades: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection in the Museum. London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1913.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.616-1911

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Record createdAugust 11, 2015
Record URL
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