Antiquarian Gleanings in
the North of England,
BEING EXAMPLES OF
ANTIQUE FURNITURE, PLATE, CHURCH DECORATIONS,
OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST, ETC.
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DRAWN AND ETCHED BY WILLIAM B. SCOTT,
GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN, NEWCASTLE.
LONDON: GEORGE BELL, FLEET STREET.
NEWCASTLE: R. CURRIE. YORK: R. SUNTER. CARLISLE: C. THURNAM.
Preliminary.
Some of the sketches constituting these Antiquarian Gleanings were done
before the idea of publication presented itself: very soon, however,
the author found that objects of antiquarian interest were sufficiently
numerous in this Nor-Humbrian province to suggest the advantage of going
over the field, pencil in hand, and dedicating a small work to its
Ornamental Antiquities.
In following out this intention, the author has not confined himself to
any particular class of objects. In some cases Historical association has
determined the choice, in others the rarity of examples of the particular
kind of ornament illustrated, but in all cases it is hoped both the
connoisseur and the artist will find something worthy attention. In one
or two instances the objects may have been represented to the public
before with more or less fidelity, but when such are here repeated, as
in some measure necessary to enable the book when finished the better to
comprehend the moveable antiquities of the province,—other matters of
interest from the same locality, hitherto inedited, will be found on the
same plate.
WILLIAM B. SCOTT.
Government School of Design, Newcastle.
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Description of Plates.