A collection of antique vases, altars, pateræ, tripods, candelabra, sarcophagi, &c. from various museums and collections, engraved on 170 plates / by Henry Moses. With historical essays.

Title: 
A collection of antique vases, altars, pateræ, tripods, candelabra, sarcophagi, &c. from various museums and collections, engraved on 170 plates / by Henry Moses. With historical essays.

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Author/Artist: 
Moses, Henry, 1782?-1870, engr.
Publisher: 
[London] : H.G. Bohn, [1814]
Description: 
xii, 61, [1] p. : ill., 150 (i.e. 151) pl. 23 cm.
Other Authors: 
Baber, Henry Hervey, 1775-1869.
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Vases.
Art objects, Classical.
Bib ID: 
99384
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Location: 
Secured Stacks - Rare Books
Call Number: 
N5615.M91 *
Location: 
Digital Book
Call Number: 
No call number available
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Variant Title: 
Moses' antique vases
Notes: 
The historical essays are by H.H. Baber. cf. Brit. Mus. Catalogue.
Engraved t.p. with ornamental border.
Date of publication on some of the plates: 1811.
Handwritten note inside front cover indicates that this book belonged to George Woodall and was given to H. Jack Haden by a Woodall family member after Haden negotiated the sale of "photographic plates, etc. which became part of the Broadfield House Glass Museum archive".
P. [2] of cover, plate 22 and plate 50 photographed 1/10/08 for the 2007 Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report (Photography no. 99384 inside.cover; photography no. 99384 plate 22; photography no. 99384 plate 50).
Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging in September 2009.
Portland vase: plate 50. Plate 85 has a pencil sketch of a lamp body and shade added to the top of one of the candelabras.

Object/Material Note

Object/Material Note: 
Plate 22 published in Annual report - Corning Museum of Glass 2007: AI90242, p. 20 PER NK5102.C8 .C81a 2007.