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Some engravings from William Davison’s New Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types, printed at Alnwick, Northumberland, in about 1840.
William Davison’s printing house was well-known for many years; he is also known for having corresponded with the famous engraver Thomas Bewick, and some of the engravings in the specimen book appear to be by Bewick and are marked with a B in the book.
The images do not have captions in the printed specimen book, just numbers.
Title: New Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types
Published by: William Davison
City: Alnwick
Date: 1840
Total items: 31
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: 168.---Lovers in the bushes.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/wm/big/0168-lovers-in-the-bushes-q75-223x200.jpg "[picture: 168.---Lovers in the bushes.]")
![[picture: 888.---Octagonal Border with starbursts.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/wm/big/0888-border-octagon-starbursts-q90-146x200.jpg "[picture: 888.---Octagonal Border with starbursts.]")
888.—Octagonal Border with starbursts.
A vintage border that would look well with Christmas or holiday items. [$]
![[picture: 0987.---Zebra standing at rest.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/wm/big/0987-zebra-q75-230x200.jpg "[picture: 0987.---Zebra standing at rest.]")
![[picture: 138.---Auction and auctioneer.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/wm/big/0138-auction-and-auctioneer-q67-258x200.jpg "[picture: 138.---Auction and auctioneer.]")
A bearded man stands at an auctioneer’s bench, holding a gavel, with other people milling about beneath him. [$]
![[picture: 1085.---Circular border of frame, red purple yellow and brown.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/wm/big/1085-circular-frame-red-yellow-purple-q67-196x200.jpg "[picture: 1085.---Circular border of frame, red purple yellow and brown.]")
1085.—Circular border of frame, red purple yellow and brown.
A circular frame or border, with an outer and an inner purple ring and between them, on a solid red area, alternate dark brown lozenges and purple and ellow balls [more...] [$]
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