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A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, in the most approved and elegant taste

Author Written and designed by George Smith British
Publisher J. Taylor British
Printer S. Gosnell, London British
1808
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  • Title: A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, in the most approved and elegant taste
  • Author: Written and designed by George Smith (British, 1808–1899)
  • Publisher: J. Taylor (London) at the Architectural Library
  • Printer: S. Gosnell, London
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1808
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and aquatint, hand-colored
  • Dimensions: 11 1/16 x 9 1/8 x 1 9/16 in. (28.1 x 23.2 x 4 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.48.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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