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Contrasts: or, a parallel between the noble edifices of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and similar buildings of the present day; shewing the present decay of taste. Accompanied by appropriate text

(English, 1812–1852)
(English, 1812–1852)
1836
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 13 etchings
DimensionsOverall: 30.2 x 24.1 x 1.3 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Fund
Accession number2016.416
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
ProvenanceAbout 1835, Andrew Rutherglen Bookseller, Glasgow [see note 1]. 19th century, John Tennant (b. 1796 – d. 1878), Glasgow [see note 2]. By 2015, sold by Gavin Stamp, London, to Hugh Pagan Ltd. Antiquarian Bookdealers, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England; June 2015, sold by Hugh Pagan to Charles Wood (dealer), Cambridge, MA; 2016, sold by Charles Wood to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)

NOTES: [1] His label is on the inside cover of the book. [2] The book bears his bookplate.
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
1836
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
1836
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
1836
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
1836
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
1835
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
1835
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
about 1850
Armchair
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
about 1840
Bread plate
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
about 1849
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
about 1845-1850