MS. catalogue of Spanish paintings made by John Jacob Astor Bristead [sic], 1870-1875
A manuscript catalogue of Spanish paintings compiled by John Jacob Astor Bristed between 1870 and 1875, now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art library. The only picture is the library's ornate bookplate, which is a scanning addition rather than part of the book, showing a Beaux-Arts museum building framed by scrolled cartouches and lettering. A designer might take from it the engraved-label convention of nested scrollwork, banner lettering and a central architectural vignette.
![Picture 1 of 1 from MS. catalogue of Spanish paintings made by John Jacob Astor Bristead [sic], 1870-1875 (1870), leaf 2](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll4_23827-2-1.webp)