Household Maxims: An Illustrated Sheet for Workshops, Cottages, Schools etc.
Poster
c.1850 (made)
c.1850 (made)
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The first series of an illustrated sheet for workshops, cottages and schools, with quotations and vignetted illustrations from Household Proverbs; or Penny Tracts for the People.
Lettered with the title and priced at twopence; on canvas and varnished for 1s; or on a roller for 1s. 6d.
Lettered with the title and priced at twopence; on canvas and varnished for 1s; or on a roller for 1s. 6d.
Object details
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| Title | Household Maxims: An Illustrated Sheet for Workshops, Cottages, Schools etc. (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed poster using letterpress and wood-engraving |
| Brief description | Anonymous illustrated sheet 'Household Maxims', including quotations with vignetted illustrations. Letterpress and wood engraving, London, c.1850. |
| Physical description | The first series of an illustrated sheet for workshops, cottages and schools, with quotations and vignetted illustrations from Household Proverbs; or Penny Tracts for the People. Lettered with the title and priced at twopence; on canvas and varnished for 1s; or on a roller for 1s. 6d. |
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| Credit line | Given by Major John A. Ross |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949. |
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| Accession number | E.372-1946 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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