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Habitations champêtres recueil de maisons, villas, châlets, pavillons, kiosques, parcs et jardins, dessinées par Victor Petit

Catalog Data

Author:
Petit, Victor 1817-  Search this
Donor:
Hewitt, Eleanor 1864-1924 DSI  Search this
Hewitt, Sarah 1859-1930 DSI  Search this
Lithographer:
Becquet frères  Search this
Former owner:
Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration DSI  Search this
Author:
Monrocq frères éditeurs  Search this
Physical description:
[2] pages, 100 leaves of plates all color illustrations 36 cm
Type:
Designs and plans
Pictorial works
Architectural drawings
Place:
France
Date:
1848
Notes:
Plates lithographed by Becquet frères
CHMRB copy 39088017216326 is incomplete: the title leaf and any preliminary leaves are wanting. Plates present include: 4, 9, 11, 15, 17, 25-26, 31-33, 40, 42, 47-49, 51, 56, 60, 63, 65, 72, 78, 95-97, 100
CHMRB copy has bookplate: Ex libris Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration, given by the Misses Hewitt in 1924. With "Presented by the Misses Hewitt 1924" stamped on each plate
CHMRB copy has a later brown paperboard portfolio with burgundy cloth spine and cloth ties; binder's title in white ink
CHMRB preservation buckram enclosures supported by the Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF) in 2014
Topic:
Architecture, Domestic  Search this
Country homes  Search this
Gazebos  Search this
Landscape architecture  Search this
Lusthus  Search this
Parker  Search this
Paviljonger  Search this
Trädgårdar  Search this
Villor  Search this
Call number:
NA7563 .P4X 1848
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1012503