
Joseph Thomas Wood, publisher. Duke of Yorks Column Waterloo Place. Enamel card. Circa 1851.
Artist Unidentified.Title: Duke of Yorks Column Waterloo Place/La Colonne du Duc de York, Place Waterloo. Signed and Titled in the plate: London, J. T. Wood. Holywell Street. Duke of Yorks Column Waterloo Place/La Colonne du Duc de York, Place Waterloo. Presumably, Joseph Thomas Wood published bilingual cards for international visitors of the Great Exhibition 1851.Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 6".Publisher: Joseph Thomas Wood, leading printer, publisher, books and stationery seller of Victorian Era.Date: Circa 1851.Materials and Techniques: Steel line engraving on "enamel card." Another name is "porcelain card."Condition: Good. No wear, no abrasion. A detailed condition report is available on demand.Museums and Libraries: The British Museum and V&A Museum keep several J. Wood's cards.Note: There is more about J. T. Wood in the informative post "J. T. Wood of the Strand" by Laurence Worms (Ash Rare Books) in his blog "The Bookhunter on Safari."