Select collection of drawings from curious antique gems.
Thomas Worlidge (Peterborough 1700 - Hammersmith 1766)
Category
Books
Date
Unknown
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3171362
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.,plates :. ill., ports.. fol Two vols. bound in 1. Shelved and uniform with English ed. Described as “Vol. I” on binding; the English ed. is “Vol. II”. Plates are bound in a different order from that in the English ed. Binding: Nineteenth-century full red straight-grained morocco over boards; gilt rool-tools and fillets to form a border and inner border; spine gilt with title ‘Worlidge’s Gems. Vol. I’; sewn on five raised double bands. Binder’s ticket: Upham & Beet, 46 New Bond St, London.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Thomas Worlidge (Peterborough 1700 - Hammersmith 1766)