Floral designs for the table: being directions for Its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves

Author John Perkins British

Publisher Published, printed and bound by Wyman & Sons British

1877

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Title: Floral designs for the table: being directions for Its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves
Author: John Perkins (British, active 1848–77)
Publisher: Published, printed and bound by Wyman & Sons (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1877
Medium: Illustrations: color lithographs and wood engravings
Dimensions: 8 9/16 x 13 9/16 x 11/16 in. (21.8 x 34.5 x 1.7 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.591.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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