Neue Sammlung von Schweizer Trachten aus allen Cantonen
Costume Plate
c.1810 (published)
c.1810 (published)
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Hand-coloured aquatint depicting a national costume from one of the Swiss cantons.
Object details
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Title | Neue Sammlung von Schweizer Trachten aus allen Cantonen (series title) |
Materials and techniques | hand-coloured aquatint |
Brief description | Plate from a series of 22 depicting Swiss cantonal costumes, c.1810. Hand-coloured aquatint. |
Physical description | Hand-coloured aquatint depicting a national costume from one of the Swiss cantons. |
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Object history | These plates pre-date the reception of Geneva, Valais and Neuchâtel into the Swiss Confederation on 12 September 1814. |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1942, London: HMSO, 1955. |
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Accession number | E.191-1942 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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