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The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist for the use of Architects, Practical Painters, Decorators, and Designers

1892
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Object Information
  • Title: The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist for the use of Architects, Practical Painters, Decorators, and Designers
  • Artist: George Ashdown Audsley (British, Elgin, Scotland 1838–1925 Bloomfield, New Jersey)
  • Artist: Maurice Ashdown Audsley (British, 1865–1958 Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania)
  • Publisher: Blackie & Son, Ltd. (British, Bishopbriggs, Scotland, 1890–1991)
  • Publisher: Firmin Didot (Paris)
  • Published in: Glasgow
  • Date: 1892
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithograph, chromolithograph
  • Dimensions: 16 15/16 x 12 1/16 x 2 3/8 in. (43 x 30.7 x 6 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.565.152
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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