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Secretair der Liebe, oder galante Hieroglyphen mit Guirlanden, Festons Blumen und andern Verziehungen, die zur Stickerei wie auch zur Porzelainmahlerei dienen, um seinen Freunden seiner Empfindungen, Wuensche und Liebe, durch Figuren Erklären... Als zweites Heft der Hieroglyphen von Emilie Berrin

Author Emilie Berrin German
Publisher Industrie Comptoir German
1808
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  • Title: Secretair der Liebe, oder galante Hieroglyphen mit Guirlanden, Festons Blumen und andern Verziehungen, die zur Stickerei wie auch zur Porzelainmahlerei dienen, um seinen Freunden seiner Empfindungen, Wuensche und Liebe, durch Figuren Erklären... Als zweites Heft der Hieroglyphen von Emilie Berrin
  • Author: Emilie Berrin (German, active early 19th century)
  • Publisher: Industrie Comptoir (German, active Leipzig, ca. 1800–30)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1808
  • Medium: Etching, printed in color with hand coloring
  • Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 6 9/16 in. (19.5 x 16.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.1164.15
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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