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Collection of scrolls and ornaments suitable for painters, ornamenters, designers, engravers, lithographers, & c., by A.P. Boyce, 31 Cornhill, Boston, Mass., A. Williams & Company, publishers

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1878

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: General

GUSN

GUSN-267392

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Description

Decorative patterns are shown in the catalog. The cover title reads "Boyce's collection of ornaments, book no. 1."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
interior decoration
scrolls (motifs)
ornaments
patterns (design elements)
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog : illustrations ; 5 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2001

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.003.016

Image Dimensions

5 3/4 x 9 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Earle Shettleworth, January 2001.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boyce, Allen P. (Author)
A. Williams & Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Cornhill Street (Boston, Mass.)

Descriptive Terms

A. P. Boyce
A. Williams and Company

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: General

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