[Birmingham brass catalogue, ca. 1819]
A c.1819 trade catalogue of brass hardware, probably Birmingham-made, held by the Smithsonian Libraries and formerly owned by the Cooper Union Library, showing decorative brass ornament for manufacturers and buyers. The plates show rows of circular and oval rosettes, knobs and mounts in engraved or stippled rendering, with some vessel and fruit-and-floral motifs; a designer could draw on their radiating patterns, rosette rhythms and scrolled edge treatments for borders, medallions or ornamental metalwork.
![Picture 1 of 8 from [Birmingham brass catalogue, ca. 1819] (1819), leaf 12](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-Birminghambrass00-12-0.webp)
![Picture 2 of 8 from [Birmingham brass catalogue, ca. 1819] (1819), leaf 14](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-Birminghambrass00-14-0.webp)
![Picture 3 of 8 from [Birmingham brass catalogue, ca. 1819] (1819), leaf 24](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-Birminghambrass00-24-0.webp)
![Picture 4 of 8 from [Birmingham brass catalogue, ca. 1819] (1819), leaf 28](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-Birminghambrass00-28-0.webp)
![Picture 5 of 8 from [Birmingham brass catalogue, ca. 1819] (1819), leaf 34](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-Birminghambrass00-34-0.webp)
![Picture 6 of 8 from [Birmingham brass catalogue, ca. 1819] (1819), leaf 60](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-Birminghambrass00-60-0.webp)
![Picture 7 of 8 from [Birmingham brass catalogue, ca. 1819] (1819), leaf 64](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-Birminghambrass00-64-0.webp)
![Picture 8 of 8 from [Birmingham brass catalogue, ca. 1819] (1819), leaf 72](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-Birminghambrass00-72-0.webp)