Museum number:
| APM 20.939i |
Subcollection:
| labels and tobacco wrappers |
Title:
| copper engraving plate |
Keyword:
| printing plate, "FRIBOURG AND PONTET" |
Description:
| Gravureplaat van roodkoper met liggend model met in eenvoudig glad kader "FRIBOURG AND PONTET SNUFF MAKERS TO HER MAIESTY & HIS R.H. THE PRINCEREGENT 134 PALLMALL LONDON IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN SNUFFS & LUNDY FOOLS IRISH WARANTED GENUINE". |
Date:
| Period | 1811 - 1840 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Width | 4.33 in (11 cm) | |
| Thickness | 0.04 in (0.1 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | copper (metal) |
| Technique | engraved |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker #1 | Fribourg & Pontet |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | North Holland |
| Town | Amsterdam |
| Maker #2 | Wolff Lehmann |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Hilversum, veilinghuis Van Spengen, lot 4473 |
| Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1980-2011, nr AA257-9 | |
| Amsterdam, mevrouw C.B. Ariens Kappers-von Hunteln, 1980 | |
| Amsterdam, K.W. Lehmann, c. 1978 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 20.863 afdruk van deze drukplaat in merkenboek van Lehmann, p. 28.Deze drukplaat is tussen 1811 en 1820 gebruikt toen Fribourg & Pontet op Pall Mall 134 in Londen gevestigd waren. Zij werkten daar vanaf 1806. Later verhuisden zij naar nummer 124. |
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