Copper plate with two engravings of Chinese railings

Metadata

Title

Description

Copper plate with two engravings. These engravings are Plate XXVIII of The Carpenters' Co. 1786 Rule Book. They are labelled as "Fig. 1" and "Fig. 2." Fig. 1 railing is composed of diagonal lines crossing within a rectangle. Fig. 2 railing is composed of many shapes within a rectangle- for example, circles, rectangles, triangles, etc. There are a few darkly discolored spots on the back of the plate.

Type

engraved copper plate

Accession Number

ccccp 163

Cataloged By

Carol Hickey

Condition

Good. 1-25-85

Negative Number

28, 29

Measurements

W- 4.375" L- 6.5"

Photo Roll Number

Date Cataloged

1985-01-25

Citation

“Copper plate with two engravings of Chinese railings,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 23, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/22290.

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