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Alternative Title
Lows' art tile
Publisher
J. G. and J.F. Low
Publication Date
1884
Description
Text includes: Chronology of Low's Tiles; Reference Key; Price List of Low's Art Tiles; Plates I-XXX, and Trade advertisements (36 p.). This catalog includes two photographic plates of fireplaces and 28 plates of unglazed designs, a historical chronology, a reference key for the plates depicted, a price list of Low’s art tiles, and 36 pages of advertisements. The VCU Libraries’ copy also is inscribed, "Compliments of J.G. & J.F. Low." This digitized copy is a combination of two copies held by VCU Libraries in order to create the most complete copy possible. Pages 2, 3 and 39-75 are from the bound edition, while the other pages are from the unbound edition.
Note
Library's copy is inscribed "Compliments of J.G. and J.F. Low."
Corporate Name Subject
J.G. & J.F. Low (Firm) -- Catalogs
Topical Subject
Tiles -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea -- Catalogs; Advertising -- United States -- Specimens; Type and type-founding -- United States -- Specimens; Printers' ornaments -- United States -- Specimens
Physical Description
1 v. : 30 plates ; 35 cm.
Genre
catalogs (documents)
Local Genre
text; art
Type
Still Image; Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
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Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Low Art Tile Book Collection
Source
J.G. & J.F. Low (Firm). 1884. Illustrated catalogue of art tiles made by J.G. and J.F. Low. Chelsea, Mass: J.G. & J.F. Low.
File Name
low_ill.pdf
Disciplines
Architecture | Ceramic Arts | Historic Preservation and Conservation