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Printing plate
copper plate Norman Door, Ospringe Church

Object number

LDSAL2022.2.14

Artist/Designer/Maker

Rutley, A. - Engraver
Eastwood, William - Printing plate maker

Production date

19th century

Material

copper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

height: 283mm
width: 215mm

Location

Burlington House - Box C

Content description

Printing plate showing the Norman door at Ospringe Church. Signed below the image; with copper plate maker's stamp on reverse.

Inscriptions

Inscription content

WM EASTWOOD
4. HARP ALLEY
SHOE LANE LONDON

Inscription content

A. Rutley sc.

References

Reference (controlled)

Betti, Chiara. “Lost Treasures Resurface: The Untold Story of the Society of Antiquaries’ Printing Plates.” The Antiquaries Journal 104 (2024): 304–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581524000179.
    Printing plate showing the Norman door at Ospringe Church. With copper plate maker's stamp on reverse.
    This plate is listed in a handlist of the woodblocks and copper plates commissioned by Thomas Streatfeild found in one drawer at the Society of Antiquaries. In the list, the plate is described as "Norman Doorway in Ospringe Church, small".

    Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr John Kenyon FSA.