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'Ornaments, drawn from examples, executed in the improved papier mâché' (bound with) 'Gothic Ornaments, drawn from examples, executed in the improved papier mâché' (bound with) 'Ornaments in every style of design, practically applicable to the decoration of the interior of domestic and public buildings...'

ca. 1836
Not on view

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  • Title: 'Ornaments, drawn from examples, executed in the improved papier mâché' (bound with) 'Gothic Ornaments, drawn from examples, executed in the improved papier mâché' (bound with) 'Ornaments in every style of design, practically applicable to the decoration of the interior of domestic and public buildings...'
  • Publisher: Charles Frederick Bielefeld (British, active 1836–50)
  • Publisher: John Williams (London)
  • Publisher: Ackermann & Co., London (British, active 1829–55)
  • Publisher: John Williams (London)
  • Publisher: John Weale (London)
  • Date: ca. 1836
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 12 1/16 x 10 1/16 x 1/2 in. (30.7 x 25.5 x 1.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1943
  • Object Number: 43.55.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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