Printing Plate with Image of a Phaeton
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Printing plate
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.0.6.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Copper (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Copper (Color)
Brown
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 3 in
Width: 3.625 in
Height: 1.0 in
Inscriptions
handwritten at top of label on block:
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printed on label on block:
The Phaeton / The phaeton type of carriage first appeared in England in 1745. It was / recognized as the very apex of the style, named after a figure in mythology, / and all the society prints and popular poets vied with one another in making / it th symbol of good tastes [...]
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