A New Book of Ornaments
Print
1752 (published)
1752 (published)
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An upholstered chair articulated with rococo ornament including two figures.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | paper |
| Brief description | Pierre Edmé Babel (after), plate from 'A New Book of Ornaments', London, 1752. |
| Physical description | An upholstered chair articulated with rococo ornament including two figures. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Below image: G. Bickham according to Act of Parliamt P. Babel Invent 1752 |
| Credit line | Acquired in memory of Geoffrey Beard |
| Object history | Purchased from Helen Tonkin, daughter of the late Geoffrey Beard who purchased this print in a bookshop in Stonegate, York: Babel's 'A New Book of Ornament', 1752, Furniture History, Vol. 11 (1975), pp.31-32. |
| Bibliographic reference | Beard, Geoffrey, 'Babel's 'A New Book of Ornaments', 1752, Furniture History, Vol. 11 (1975), pp. 31-32 |
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| Accession number | E.830-2019 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2019 |
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