233 engraved decorative watchpapers collected by John Bricard Stanniforth

Made:: 1844-1850 in Lincolnshire

233 engraved decorative watchpapers, collected in a notebook along with manuscript poems, with 9 removed, by John Bricard Stanniforth, Lincolnshire, England, 1844-1850. This collection was probably assembled during Stanniforth’s travels through many towns in England between 1844-1850 and indicates the multifunction of the watch maker and repairer trade. The watchpapers contain text or pictorial motifs advertising the services of the watchmakers.

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Category:: Art

Object Number:: 1999-1095

Measurements:: : 160 x 110 x 20 mm

type:: watchpapers

credit:: Grosvenor Prints

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Notebook of engraved decorative watchpapers and manuscript poems, by John Bricard Stanniforth, Lincolnshire, England, 1844-1850. This collection was probably assembled during Stanniforth’s travels through many towns in England between 1844-1850 and indicates the multifunction of the watch maker and repairer trade. The watchpapers contain text or pictorial motifs advertising the services of the watchmakers.

John Bricard Stanniforth's notebook of decorative watchpapers and manuscript poems

Measurements:: overall: 160 mm x 110 mm x 20 mm,

Materials:: paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: 1999-1095/1

type:: watch papers

9 watchpapers and text clipping removed from pages 41 and 103 of a notebook of engraved decorative watchpapers with manuscript poems, by John Bricard Stanniforth, Lincolnshire, England, 1844-1850. This collection was probably assembled during Stanniforth’s travels through many towns in England between 1844-1850 and indicates the multifunction of the watch maker and repairer trade. The watchpapers contain text or pictorial motifs advertising the services of the watchmakers.