Printing plate
copper plate
Society of Antiquaries' Engraved Form of Election as a Fellow
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.22
Artist/Designer/Maker
Unknown artist - Engraver
Production date
c.18th century
Material
copper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
height: 340mm
width: 245mm
width: 245mm
Location
Burlington House -
Content description
Printing plate of the Society of Antiquaries's engraved form of election as a Fellow; with the Society's seal at the bottom. Several traces of repoussage at the back.
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Sir
As Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, I have the
Honour to inform you that on Thursday Evening last, at the Meeting of The
Society, at Somerset Place, you were duly elected a Fellow of that Learned Body.
[...]
As Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, I have the
Honour to inform you that on Thursday Evening last, at the Meeting of The
Society, at Somerset Place, you were duly elected a Fellow of that Learned Body.
[...]
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 of the Society of Antiquaries' engraved form of election as a Fellow. With several traces of repoussage at the back.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Mr Michael Riordan FSA.