print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1866,1208.607-630
- Title
- Object: Illustrations to Puckle's Club
- Description
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'Illustrations to Puckle's Club', volume of twenty four wood-engravings of various human characters after John Thurston, published in 1820, from limited edition of 100 copies, printed from the original blocks, with backgrounds in various colours; includes title-page, introduction, and list of engravings with descriptions in letterpress; each engraving pasted onto a separate sheet, with letterpress title below, surrounded by linear border; half-bound in marbled paper and maroon leather, with goled tooling on spine, lettered 'Illus- / tration / to Puckle's / Club.'
Tinted wood-engravings, the lines printed in black, with beige, green, purple, pink, blue, brown backgrounds and white highlights; with letterpress
- Production date
- 1820 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 235 millimetres (volume)
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Width: 175 millimetres (volume)
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: Illustrations to Puckle's Club
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Associated Title: The Club
- Acquisition date
- 1866
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1866,1208.607-630
