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A New Book Of Ornaments

Print
1704 (Published)
Place of origin
London (Published)

Simon Gribelin. Plate from a suite of 12 designs for gold- and silversmith ornament entitled 'A New Book Of Ornaments'. London,1704.

Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
TitleA New Book Of Ornaments (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Simon Gribelin. Plate from a suite of 12 designs for gold- and silversmith ornament entitled 'A New Book Of Ornaments'. London,1704.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 19.4cm
  • Cut to width: 16.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered in the lower left of the plate: 'S. Gribelin. in. et. sculps.'
  • Numbered '10' in the lower right of the plate.
Bibliographic references
  • Fuhring, P. Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II: The Seventeenth Century, 3 vols, Rotterdam, 2004, vol. 1, nos. 1683-1693.
  • Griffiths, A. The Print in Stuart Britain 1603-1689, London, 1998, p.272, no.188.
  • O' Connell, S. 'Simon Gribelin (1661-1733): Printmaker and Metal-Engraver' in Print Quarterly, vol. II, no. 1, March1985, pp.27-38.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
25905A/1

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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