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Six Sconces

Print
1768 (reissued), 1768 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Matthias Lock (designer)
Robert Sayer (publisher)
Place of origin
London (first published)

Engraved design for a pier glass (mirror) with an ornate frame


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Designs
Frames
Object type
Print
TitleSix Sconces (suite title)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Matthias Lock (after), plate 3 from 'Six Sconces', London, 1768.
Physical description
Engraved design for a pier glass (mirror) with an ornate frame
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.9375in
  • Width: 6.25in
  • To plate mark height: 25cm (Note: Average size)
  • To plate mark width: 16cm (Note: Average size)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939.
  • Heckscher, M., "Lock and Copland: A Catalogue of the Engraved Designs," Furniture History 15 (1979)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3378-1938

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O730953/six-sconces-print-matthias-lock/
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