A New Book of Ornaments
Print
1762 (first published)
1762 (first published)
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| Place of origin |
An ornament print with designs for scrolls; an etching in the crayon manner.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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| 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 created | February 29, 2008 |
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