Trial Proof for Cotton Printing: "Pastoral Scene with Peacocks and Poultry"
Maker unrecorded. after 1761. Copper engraving in gum paste on grey/buff laid paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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PrintObject type
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Print” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Copper engraving in gum paste on grey/buff laid paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Copper engraving in gum paste on grey/buff laid paper
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
EngravingTechnique
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Copper engraving in gum paste on grey/buff laid paper” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Copper engraving in gum paste on grey/buff laid paper
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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