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[Trade catalog of composition ornament]

 
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Title
[Trade catalog of composition ornament]
Creator
Wyon, George.
Description
This catalog is a compilation of engraved plates, original ink and gouache drawings, text leaves, and price lists. At the front of the catalog is a printed and annotated price list titled "List of composition ornaments manufactured by ... " with the name excised and "George Wyon successor to Jee and Eginton" tipped in. Wyon is listed in a Birmingham trade directory of 1780 as "modeller, 79, Lichfield street." Following the price list are 11 plates from Jee and Eginton's "No. 1, containing twelve plates engraved in aqua-tinta ... " The next section contains 7 plates of ink and gouache drawings, with the last three plates inscribed "G. Wyon." This is followed by the final plate from Jee and Eginton's "No. 1 ... " with the added title "Tablets on wood grounds." An additional plate with the same inscribed title follows. The next section contains 11 plates from Jee and Eginton's "Twelve designs of chimney pieces ... " (wanting plate N1161). The next section contains a text leaf from the firm of Jaques and Son (sometimes listed as Jacques and Son), a composite leaf of plates, and an additional leaf from Jaques and Son with "Directions for tempering and using Jaques & Son's composition," followed by a price list and 6 composite leaves depicting composition ornaments and chimney pieces. The final section contains a leaf from the firm of James Thorp of London and 5 composite plates depicting chimney pieces and composition ornaments, dated 1783.
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