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Suggestions in Design. Being a Comprehensive Series of Original Sketches in Various Styles of Ornament

Designer John Leighton British
Designer Descriptive and historical letterpress by James K. Colling British
Publisher Blackie & Son, Ltd. British
1880
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  • Title: Suggestions in Design. Being a Comprehensive Series of Original Sketches in Various Styles of Ornament
  • Designer: John Leighton (British, 1822–1912 Middlesex)
  • Designer: Descriptive and historical letterpress by James K. Colling (British, 19th century)
  • Publisher: Blackie & Son, Ltd. (British, Bishopbriggs, Scotland, 1890–1991) London
  • Date: 1880
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithographs and wood engravings
  • Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 10 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. (31.7 x 26.4 x 4.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.565.600
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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