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Bows and rosettes
Pouget fils, Traité des pierres précieuses et de la manière de les employer en parure, Paris, 1762. Plate 33. Hand-coloured etching. Bibliothèque nationale de France.Pouget fils, Traité des pierres précieuses, Paris, 1762 — BnF, Gallica btv1b85290383 · Public domain

Plate 33

Bows and rosettes

Pouget fils, 1762. Hand-coloured etching.

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Period
Louis XV · 1715–1774
Source
Pouget fils
Date
1762
Medium
Hand-coloured etching
Holding institution
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Shelfmark
btv1b85290383 · View on Gallica
Citation
Pouget fils · Nœuds et rosettes · 1762
Credit
Pouget fils, Traité des pierres précieuses, Paris, 1762 — BnF, Gallica btv1b85290383
Rights
Public domain

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