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.
"Trade card of Archibald Robertson, drawing master, at Savill Row Passage, adjoining Squib's Auction Room; a street with Robertson's shop to the right, figures on the pavement, an arched passageway at the end of the street; in oval with figures at the bottom corners; text below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Archibald Robertson, print-seller and drawing-master ...
Description:
Title from engraved text below image., Paul Sandby, who lived above Robertson's shop and collaborated with him, was possibly involved in the production of the image., Date from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: Banks,56.23., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Text continues: ... colour boxes, the best black lead and hair pencils, indian ink, port-folios with or without leaves, ladies black tracing paper, and very fine transparent do. for etching, with copper plates prepared for do. etching needles &c. &c. &c. Visiting cards, engraved in the most elegant manner; great choice of paper hangings in the newest taste. NB: Sandby's works in aqua tinta, to be had complete, prints framed & glazed, and drawings neatly fitted up, all sorts of stationary wares., and Mounted on sheet with with notes from a previous owner about the card. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Archibald Robertson
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Robertson, Archibald, 1765-1835. and Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809.
Subject (Topic):
Artists' materials industry, Graphic arts equipment industry, Stationery trade, Artists' studios, and Stores & shops