A New Book of Vases

Designer Jean Charles Delafosse French

Etcher Thomas Vivares British

Publisher François Vivares French

1770

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Title: A New Book of Vases
Designer: Jean Charles Delafosse (French, Paris 1734–1789 Paris)
Etcher: Thomas Vivares (British, 1735–1805)
Publisher: François Vivares (French, Saint-Jean-du-Bruel 1709–1780 London)
Published in: London
Date: 1770
Medium: Illustrations: etching
Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 8 3/16 x 3/16 in. (26.3 x 20.8 x 0.4 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.94.36
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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