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Ladies Amusement: Or, The Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy

Publisher Robert Sayer British
1760
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  • Title: Ladies Amusement: Or, The Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy
  • Artist: Jean Pillement (French, Lyons 1728–1808 Lyons)
  • Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1760
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving, hand-colored
  • Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 12 5/16 x 1 3/16 in. (20 x 31.2 x 3 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.24
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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