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A New Book of Ornaments

Print
1762 (first published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An ornament print with designs for scrolls; an etching in the crayon manner.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA New Book of Ornaments (suite title)
Materials and techniques
Etching in the crayon manner.
Brief description
Thomas Johnson (after), plate 5, and 1 of 5 plates plus a title plate, from 'A New Book of Ornaments', London 1762.
Physical description
An ornament print with designs for scrolls; an etching in the crayon manner.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 22cm
  • Cut to width: 37.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved below the image: Published by Act of Parliament. Sold at the Golden Boy in Grafton Street St Anns Soho London T. Johnson invt & delin.
Production
From A New Book of Ornaments, By Thos Johnson, Carver. Design'd for Tablets & Frizes for Chimney-Pieces; Useful for Youth to draw after.
Sold at ye Golden Boy, in Grafton Street, St Ann's Soho London.

This suite is one of the few copies to have survived.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hayward, Helena, 'Newly-discovered Designs by Thomas Johnson', Furniture History, Vol. 11 (1975), pp. 40-42.
Collection
Accession number
E.420-1975

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Record createdFebruary 29, 2008
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