Briggs' Transfers - WITH - Price List ....
- Original publisher's gilt stamped cloth.
- Manchester, UK: Briggs Company, 1891(?)
Manchester, UK: Briggs Company, 1891(?). First thus.. Original publisher's gilt stamped cloth.. Very good.. Large 4to, I - Conventional - [2], [3] - 52 pp; II - ... Floral - [2], 90 pp; III - ...Braiding - 44 pp; IV - ....Initials - 12 pp; V - ... Ecclesiastical Designs - [2], 3 - 15, [1 - advert] pp..
Hundreds of designs for embroidery and crewel work issued by the Briggs Company. The designs in this publication are grouped according to theme and represent "transfers" to utilize the company's designs, silk thread, yarns, and transfer technology. What is offered in this volume are not the designs themselves but rather a trade catalog of the company's designs from which to order desired patterns. Two processes existed to transfer design patterns to cloth: traditional pricking and pouncing the pattern on to the cloth and the Briggs updated version whereby a design is traced with a stylus (utilizing the purchased pattern) with an underlay of colored waxed paper (purchased) thus transferring the pattern to the cloth. This trade catalog acts as a design inventory supplied from the firm. The format and printing of this catalog suggest a limited distribution to retailers. The designs are elaborate impressive creations that resonate throughout the industrial arts of the late nineteenth century.
Hundreds of designs for embroidery and crewel work issued by the Briggs Company. The designs in this publication are grouped according to theme and represent "transfers" to utilize the company's designs, silk thread, yarns, and transfer technology. What is offered in this volume are not the designs themselves but rather a trade catalog of the company's designs from which to order desired patterns. Two processes existed to transfer design patterns to cloth: traditional pricking and pouncing the pattern on to the cloth and the Briggs updated version whereby a design is traced with a stylus (utilizing the purchased pattern) with an underlay of colored waxed paper (purchased) thus transferring the pattern to the cloth. This trade catalog acts as a design inventory supplied from the firm. The format and printing of this catalog suggest a limited distribution to retailers. The designs are elaborate impressive creations that resonate throughout the industrial arts of the late nineteenth century.
Details
Title
Briggs' Transfers - WITH - Price List ....
Author
Briggs Transfer Company
Binding
Original publisher's gilt stamped cloth.
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Briggs Company: Manchester, UK
Date
1891(?)
Edition
First thus.