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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: 147.---Horse and trainer.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/wm/big/0147-horse-and-trainer-q90-319x200.jpg "[picture: 147.---Horse and trainer.]")
A man wearing jodhpurs, tall boots and a hat leads an unsaddled horse in a circle; he carries a whip. [$]
![[picture: 893.---Border with Freemasonry Symbols.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/wm/big/0893-border-astrological-symbols-q80-256x200.jpg "[picture: 893.---Border with Freemasonry Symbols.]")
893.—Border with Freemasonry Symbols.
This border, frame, or cartouche, was on an engraved block for sale in the 1800s; it shows the sun and moon, an eye with rays coming out of it (Illuminati?), the [more...] [$]
![[picture: 890.--Dog.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/wm/big/0890-dog-q36-325x200.jpg "[picture: 890.--Dog.]")
![[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. [$]
![[picture: 892.---Oval Frame With Leafy Branches]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/wm/big/0892-oval-border-leaves-ribbon-coloured-q67-138x200.jpg "[picture: 892.---Oval Frame With Leafy Branches]")
892.—Oval Frame With Leafy Branches
This oval frame has two different kinds of branch, with leaves, on either side, and a ribbon on the top. [more...] [$]
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