Silvester, Richard William, 1769 or 1770-1842, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1800 and 1820]
Call Number:
800.00.00.106+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
Trade card with all engraved text and with large (64 x 166 mm) engraved illustration at top showing aviaries and menagerie surrmounted by a coat of arms
Alternative Title:
James Pilton's manufactory, King's Road, Chelsea, Middx. ...
Description:
Title engraved above image., Text below image continues: ... establish'd under the distinguished patronage of their Majesties & Royal Family. Pleasure ground fences on an improv'd principle, ... wrought iron gates, ..., libraries ..., hot houses, conservatories, & all kinds of horticultural buildings ..., menageries, ... as also stock’d with all kinds of pheasants, poultry & water fowl ..., awnings, varandahs, alcoves & summer retreats, aviaries, pheasantries & dove cotes, ... The warehouse No. 204, Piccadilly, London, near St. James's Church ..., Date from the years that James Pilton was active: ca. 1800-1820. See British Musem online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., For a variant trade card of James Pilton, using the same illustration but varying in text, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: Heal,85.238., and Window mounted to 44 x 33 cm. For further information, consult library staff.
Title from item., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from bottom of plate., and On leaf 98 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title from item., Title continues: Sells Hollands, Irish & Scotch linnens, muslins, callicoes, dowlas, Silesias, long strip'd & flower'd lawns, printed & strip'd cottons & linnens, Manchester & London made checks, with all other sorts of linnen drapery., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 40 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title from item., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from bottom of plate., On leaf 117 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates., and "Iovry Bookes" written in the blank space, in brown ink in a contemporary hand.
Title from item., Title continues: Likewise variety of country shoes as cheap and good as at any warehouse in town. Lady's who chuse [sic] their own patterns may depend on being neatly fitted. [...]and others may be supply'd for exportation., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 12 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
All sorts of figures and ornaments in plaister of Paris, made & sold by David Crashlay, figure maker, at Sr. Jsaac [sic] Newton's Head in Longacre, London
Description:
Title from item., Imperfect; sheet multilated along bottom edge with loss of lower portion of design and partial loss of printmaker's signature., and On leaf 126 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title from item., Title continues: Sells all sorts of woollen drapery, & mens mercery goods, viz. superfine second livery & drab cloths, forrest cloths Bath coatings, German serges, marble cloths & lincys, rutteens & duffills, sergedenims & everlastings, thicksetts & fustains, Manchester velvets, hair & worsted shags, shalloons & rattenetts, paduas & mill'd serges, double & single allopeens, fine says, tamies & callimancos, sattins & corded padusoys, serge dusoys, princes stuff & prunellas, Turky burdetts & cherry derrys, fine dimothys, with sundry other drapery & mercery goods, at the lowest prices, for ready money., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 32 of an album of trade cards and invitations.