'Ornaments, drawn from examples, executed in the improved papier mâché' (bound with) 'Gothic Ornaments, drawn from examples, executed in the improved papier mâché' (bound with) 'Ornaments in every style of design, practically applicable to the decoration of the interior of domestic and public buildings...'

Various artists/makers

ca. 1836

Not on view

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Title: 'Ornaments, drawn from examples, executed in the improved papier mâché' (bound with) 'Gothic Ornaments, drawn from examples, executed in the improved papier mâché' (bound with) 'Ornaments in every style of design, practically applicable to the decoration of the interior of domestic and public buildings...'
Publisher: Charles Frederick Bielefeld (British, active 1836–50)
Publisher: John Williams (London)
Publisher: Ackermann & Co., London (British, active 1829–55)
Publisher: John Williams (London)
Publisher: John Weale (London)
Date: ca. 1836
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 12 1/16 x 10 1/16 x 1/2 in. (30.7 x 25.5 x 1.3 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1943
Object Number: 43.55.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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