HET / KONINKLIJK MUSEUM / OP STEEN GEBRAGT / OPGEDRAGEN AAN HARE MAJESTEIT / DE KONIGIN DER NEDERLANDEN.
Entry/Object ID
MP.2007.2
Description
Brown paper cover folded over 24 prints of private libraries and bookcases used as portfolio of library designs belonging to Thomas Pennant Barton; title page encased in ornate border with "HET / Koninklijk Museum / Op Steen gebragt / Opgedragen aan Hare Majesteit / DE KONIGIN DER NEDERLANDEN. / MUSÉE ROYAL DE LA HAYE / Lithographié. / DÉDIÉ A SA MAJESTÉ LA REINEE DES PAYS-BAS / A AMSTERDAM, / Chez Desguerrrois et Comp., Lithographes, sur le Bloemmarket, No. 224 / IMPRIMERIE DE C.A. SPIN.;" circular insignia at with bust and three faces and tools in center with "Wm. Livsn." written in ink below; interior side blank; "Mr. Barton / Secretaire de Legation des / Etats Unis d'amerique (sic) / pres S. M. Le Roi des f… (illegible word) / a Paris / Rue de La Victoire/ No. 34 / Confin / a M. de Guerraro" written in ink on bottom center reverse of cover.
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date made
1833 - 1835
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
23 in
Width
30 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 23 x 30 in. (58.4 x 76.2 cm)
Material
Paper (wove), ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Folded, chipped and torn edges all round on both front and back; holes and tears along center crease/spine; 2 ½" tear at bottom center reverse, holes next to fold and long brown stain from bottom upwards on reverse; overall creasing, staining and surface dirt; print, however, remarkably fine and distinct.