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Alternative Title
Lows' art tile
Publisher
J. G. and J.F. Low
Publication Date
1887
Description
Photographs and color illustrations of tiles. This 1887 catalogue is incomplete. Compared with a 1990 reproduction of an intact 1887 catalogue, VCU Libraries’ copy lacks the following: six of 51 plates of unglazed designs (1-4, 12, and 51), the front and back covers, a title page, a reference key, a price list, and at least three pages of advertisements. Of particular note, however, are four lithographed plates (7-10) labeled “Moorish Designs,” which are not present in other Low catalogues.
Note
Library’s copy consists of only 45 plates, with Plates I-IV, XII and LI missing. Complete edition has Reference Key, Price Lists and 51 plates.
Corporate Name Subject
J.G. & J.F. Low (Firm) -- Catalogs
Topical Subject
Tiles -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea -- Catalogs
Physical Description
1 v. ; 32 cm.
Genre
catalogs (documents)
Local Genre
text; art
Type
Still Image; Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
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). 1887. Illustrated catalogue of art tiles made by J.G. and J.F. Low. Chelsea, Mass: J.G. & J.F. Low.
File Name
low_patent.pdf
Disciplines
Architecture | Ceramic Arts | Historic Preservation and Conservation