The Art of Working in Pasteboard, upon scientific principles

Multiple artists/makers

1827

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Title: The Art of Working in Pasteboard, upon scientific principles
Author: Daniel Boileau (British, active 1830s)
Designer: Bernhard Heinrich Blasche (German, 1766–1832 Waltershausen)
Engraver: J. Ellis (British, 19th century)
Publisher: Boosey and Sons (British, active London from 1819)
Printer: W. Wilson (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1827
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 5 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 1/2 in. (14.8 x 12.3 x 1.2 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
Object Number: 37.90.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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