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The Cabinet Maker's Guide: Or, Rules and Instructions in the Art of Varnishing, Dying, Staining, Japanning, Polishing, Lackering and Beautifying Wood, Ivory, Tortoiseshell and Metal, with Observations on Their Management and Application

Author Written and illustrated by George A. Siddons British
Printer B. McMillan British
Publisher Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper British
1830
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  • Title: The Cabinet Maker's Guide: Or, Rules and Instructions in the Art of Varnishing, Dying, Staining, Japanning, Polishing, Lackering and Beautifying Wood, Ivory, Tortoiseshell and Metal, with Observations on Their Management and Application
  • Author: Written and illustrated by George A. Siddons (British)
  • Printer: B. McMillan (London)
  • Publisher: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper (London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1830
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 6 1/16 x 3 7/8 x 13/16 in. (15.4 x 9.8 x 2.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.1268
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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