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The Carpenter's Treasure

Print
c. 1800 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engravings of plans for temples: gates, doors, rails and bridges in a Gothic style. Some rails with a Chinese influence.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Carpenter's Treasure (suite title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
N. Wallis (after), one of 16 plates from 'The Carpenter's Treasure', London, 1773.
Physical description
Engravings of plans for temples: gates, doors, rails and bridges in a Gothic style. Some rails with a Chinese influence.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914 )
  • Width: 6in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914 )
  • Size of volume page height: 22.5cm
  • Size of volume page width: 13.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Title-page ; and 16 plates, all lettered : Published Novr 6, 1773, by I. Taylor in Holborn. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914 )
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914
Collection
Accession number
E.2263-1913

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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