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[Designs for] glass frames, ovals, stands for candles, picture frames, slab frames, side of a room, an organ, ceilings, chimney peices, brackets for figures &c., clock cases, gerondoles, lanthorns, stands for china, silversmiths, table brackets, stove grates, watch cases

Johnson, Thos. (Thomas), 1714?-approximately 1778, Clowes, Butler, -1782 · 1758 · Westminster : Sold by T. Johnson ... · 18 pictures

This is a 1758 Westminster pattern book of rococo ornament by Thomas Johnson, published for cabinetmakers, silversmiths and other decorative craftsmen, offering designs for frames, candle stands, chimney pieces, clock cases and similar objects. The engraved plates show scrolling rocaille cartouches, foliate C-scrolls and asymmetric frames that a designer could adapt for ornamental borders, mirror surrounds or decorative panels.

Decoration and ornament, Rococo · Decoration and ornament · Decorative arts, Rococo · Decorative arts

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