ECL.8-2013
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ECL.8-2013
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Identification
Description
18th century album, quarter brown leather with marbled paper covered boards; blue sugar paper leaves with woodcuts and engravings interleaved.
Comments
Engravings were tucked inside first opening of album, and have now been interleaved. Notes on now empty leaves of album suggest it had different contents originally, for instance: 'Eayres, J. Drawing for Blackfriars' Bridge, at TRC for photography, 31-May 1983'. This drawing has not been identified.
Description
Content (description)
Includes views of Rome, by G. Vasi, Giovanni Battista Falda, and Barbault; and one view of a Chinese house, possibly by William Chambers.
Physical description
Modern spine, with gold tooled title: English plans and views.
Production
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History and association
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Object history note
Album bears Storer bequest book label on front pastedown, and Eton College bookplate on rear pastedown. It seems likely that these loose engravings are associated with Storer rather than Richard Topham, in spite of their subject matter. Some of the engravings have been partially trimmed, as if in preparation for mounting by Storer.