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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 Maintenance and Application

Publisher Knight and Lacey British
Publisher Westley & Tyrrell Irish
Printer T. C. Hansard British
1825
Not on view

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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 Maintenance and Application
  • Publisher: Knight and Lacey (London)
  • Publisher: Westley & Tyrrell (Dublin)
  • Printer: T. C. Hansard (London)
  • Published in: Dublin; London
  • Date: 1825
  • Medium: Not illustrated
  • Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 3 13/16 x 3/8 in. (15.8 x 9.7 x 1 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.607
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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