Illustration of turners in a cabinet shop from the Universal Magazine
DateCa. 1754
Publisher
John Hinton
fl. 1739 - 1781
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching and line engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 × 9 3/4in. (38.7 × 24.8cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1996-6
DescriptionUpper margin reads: PLATE XLIV. / Engraved for the Supplement. / Facing Turning."Lower margin reads: "Printed for J. Hinton in Newgate Street."Label TextTwo views on one page: Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, showing a turner in a cabinet shop. Originally published and bound in the book "A supplement to the new and universal dictionary of arts and sicences," by John Barrow in 1754. It was sold by John Hinton (J. Hinton), at the King's-Arms in Newgate Street, London.Inscription(s)"1754" in pencil in lower right-hand corner.ProvenanceBefore 1996, Pottinger-Walters Antiques (Goshen, IN); 1996-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
