Print, "Design for Pier Glass Frame", 1755
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We acquired this object in 1921
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- Object ID: 18282683
- Accession Number: 1921-6-450-145
- Acquired: 1921
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2BGNF/
- Print, "Design for Pier Glass Frame", 1755. Thomas Chippendale .1755. Etching on off-white laid paper. Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council. 1921-6-450-145.
- Period: Rococo
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- Designed by Thomas Chippendale
- Engraved by Matthias Darly
Page from "The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director" 2nd edition.
This print is etching on off-white laid paper. Its dimensions are: Overall: 44.8 x 28.5 cm (17 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.) Platemark: 35.2 x 22.5 cm (13 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.).
It is inscribed Inscribed on plate, upper left: NoCXLIII; upper center: Pier Glass Frame.; lower left: T. Chippendale invt et del; lower center: Published according to Act of Parliment; lower right: M. Dary Sculp.
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This print is from United Kingdom and dated 1755
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Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council. Its provenance is From the Collection of Léon Decloux (Purchase) We acquired this object in 1921.
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