ID: 700008855 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008855	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Metalwares Pattern Book for the Export Trade (pattern book; unknown creator; 1801-1815 (made); Victoria and Albert Museum (London, Greater London, England,...; E.129-1896)

Note: A pattern book is a collection of designs brought together for use as a model or source by artists or craftsmen. This pattern book is anonymous and dates from about 1800. Subject Depicted: This pattern-book page shows a selection of designs for metal handles for commodes (a commode is a piece of furniture which contains drawers or shelves). They are for handles made from stamped brass. To make stamped brass articles, thin sheets of brass were laid on a shaped block, known as a 'die', and hammered on the reverse, so that the design on the die becomes impressed in the brass. Decorative brass fittings for furniture, such as handles like these, were among the staple products of the Birmingham and London brass founders during the 18th and 19th centuries. People portrayed: Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817) played a significant role in the rebellions of two separate nations. During the American War of Independence of 1776-1783, Kosciuszko served with the colonists as both an engineer and a field commander, eventually at the rank of Brigadier-General. He also led the Polish-Lithuanian uprising of 1794, winning several key conflicts before his troops were defeated by vastly superior forces: the combined might of Prussia, Russia and Austria.The inclusion of this figure in the pattern book indicates that this English merchandise was aimed at the export market.

Titles:

Metalwares Pattern Book for the Export Trade (preferred,C,U,DE,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

pattern book [300026131] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, reference sources)

Classifications:

books (preferred)

Creation Date: 1801-1815 (made)

Creator Display:

unknown creator [preferred,VP]

creator unknown British (modern) (modern British cultural designation) [500125220]

Locations:

Other: Creation: England [7002445] United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Victoria and Albert Museum (London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom) [500302040] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: E.129-1896

Address Note: British Galleries, Room 118a, case 8

Display Materials: Engraving on paper, with cloth binding

	engraving (printing process) [300053225]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	paper (fiber product) [300014109]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>)

	cloth bindings (bookbindings) [300417761]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, <bindings and binding components>, bindings (gathered matter components), <bindings by style or decoration>)

Dimensions: stub record

Cultures:

English (preferred)

General Subject:

didactic and propaganda (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	hardware handles (finish hardware) [300233926]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by general context>, hardware (components), <hardware by form>, finish hardware (hardware)) (AAT)

	designs (artistic concepts) [300102051]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, artistic concepts, concepts relating to the creative process) (AAT)

	metalware [300265121]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, metalwork (visual works)) (AAT)

	export [300252722]
	.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), Kontext oder Herkunft Objektgattung nach Ort) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Metalwares Pattern Book for the Export Trade	........ [VP]
	........ Victoria and Albert Museum [online] (2010) accessed 13 July 2018

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Victoria and Albert Museum [online] (2010) accessed 13 July 2018