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Neue Sammlung von Schweizer Trachten aus allen Cantonen

Costume Plate
c.1810 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hand-coloured aquatint depicting a national costume from one of the Swiss cantons.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNeue 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.75in
  • Width: 2.625in
Contained within a volume measuring 6.125 by 4.875 inches.
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.191-1942

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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