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The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide: being a Complete Drawing Book; in which will be comprised Treatises on Geometry and Perspective, as applicable to the above branches of mechanics

1833
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Object Information
  • Title: The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide: being a Complete Drawing Book; in which will be comprised Treatises on Geometry and Perspective, as applicable to the above branches of mechanics
  • Designer: Designed and written by George Smith (British, 1808–1899)
  • Etcher: James Joshua Neele (British, 1791–1868)
  • Publisher: Jones and Company (London)
  • Printer: J. Haddon (London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1833
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching, engraving, aquatint, hand-colored
  • Dimensions: 10 11/16 x 8 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (27.2 x 22 x 4.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.565.52
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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