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First Part of a Modern and Useful Work Containing 120 Designs of Furniture

Designer Designed and drawn by Henry Wood British
ca. 1845
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  • Title: First Part of a Modern and Useful Work Containing 120 Designs of Furniture
  • Designer: Designed and drawn by Henry Wood (British, active 1835–45)
  • Date: ca. 1845
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithographs
  • Dimensions: 13 7/16 x 10 1/4 x 11/16 in. (34.2 x 26 x 1.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 1998.441
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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