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Scheffer's patent penographic or writing instrument, patronised by His Majesty George the Fourth.
1819
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1819]
- People
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- Author
- W. Robson & Co.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Advertising—Writing—Materials and instruments—Specimens
- Broadsides—Great Britain—19th century—Specimens
- Advertising—Pens—Specimens
- Ephemera—19th century
- Printed ephemera—Great Britain—19th century—Specimens
- Broadsides—England—London—1819
- Symbolism in art
- Animals in art
- Lion in art
- Unicorns in art
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Scheffer's patent penographic or writing instrument, patronised by His Majesty George the Fourth.
- Call Number
- D Middle 84/GC179/Box 01/Oversize GA 2008.00956
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc4x51hz50b
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1819]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1819
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 25.6 x 20.2 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Ursus Books.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Letterpress printing
- Signed in plate: "Manufactured by W. Robson & Co., patentees, St. Dunstan's Hill, London".
- Depiction: Allegorical scene. Crowned shield, lion, unicorn, and banner inscribed "Dieu et mon droit".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Advertising—Writing—Materials and instruments—Specimens
- Broadsides—Great Britain—19th century—Specimens
- Advertising—Pens—Specimens
- Ephemera—19th century
- Printed ephemera—Great Britain—19th century—Specimens
- Broadsides—England—London—1819
- Symbolism in art
- Animals in art
- Lion in art
- Unicorns in art
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/ff064030-2cf9-4be3-9223-46bc32faf11b/manifest