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This and 161 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director.

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Print, Pier Glass Frame

This is a Print. It was designed by Thomas Chippendale and published by J Haberkorn and engraved by Matthias Darly. It is dated 1755 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 44.8 x 28.5 cm (17 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.) Platemark: 35.2 x 22.5 cm (13 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed on plate, upper left: NoCXLIII; upper center: Pier Glass Frame.; lower left: T. Chippendale invt et del; lower center: Published according to Act of Parliment; lower right: M. Dary Sculp.

Cite this object as

Print, Pier Glass Frame; Designed by Thomas Chippendale (1718 – 1779); England; etching on off-white laid paper; Overall: 44.8 x 28.5 cm (17 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.) Platemark: 35.2 x 22.5 cm (13 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-450-145

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