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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/2/23
Title[Decorative Borders]
Date1799-1800
DescriptionDecorative borders including designs illustrating lines from plays and songs, social satires, and scenes of whimsical humour. They include both figures realistically drawn and grotesquely caricatured 'Lilliputian' characters. Also the front cover of the collection.
Extent18 prints
LevelSubSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Engraver: Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationThe decorative borders are mentioned in Ackermann's 1802 catalogue:
"Twenty-four sheets of grotesque caricature borders for decorating rooms, etc. Each sheet containing three strips, the whole set measuring 26 yards." (Griffiths, 1998).

The items have been arranged in date order, even though this does not always correspond to the numbering of the plates.

The text in the prints has not been transcribed, except for lines from plays and songs requiring further explanation.
Related MaterialSee D5459/1/86 for preliminary drawings for printed decorative borders.
Publication NoteGriffiths, A.,'Printed Borders', Print Quarterly, Vol V, No. 3, September 1998.
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