Zone d'identification
Cote
H_M_C_T_ POC
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Collection
Titre
Pouchée Ornamented Collection
Date(s)
- 1782 (Production)
Importance matérielle
48 Specimen Sheets
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Acquired from the UK-based private press of I.M. Imprimit, the Pouchée Specimen Sheets are a rare collection of antique ornamented types, originally produced at the foundry of Louis John Pouchée (b. 1782, d. 1845). The letters were engraved by hand in the 1820s as patterns from which metal types could be made and sold to poster printers. They are richly ornamented fat-face styles, incorporating images of flowers, fruit, animals, musical instruments, agricultural implements, and Masonic symbols within the letterforms.