Explore the 1792 Gem Collection

Currently, the working pages on this site can be found on the “EXPLORE” AND “Catalogues” pages.

  • EXPLORE – Search by text and image match the “Catalgoue of Impressions of One Hundred Gems” by Marchant, 1792
    • Master Index – A comparative spreadsheet comparing the entries about Marchant’s 100 gems as found in his 1792 Catalogue, in the Raspe-Tassie Catalogue of 1791, and The Gertrude Seidmann article in the Walpole Journal, 1987.
  • Catalogues – PDF copies of two Catalogues

THE ORIGINAL 1792 CATALOGUE

The original Catalogue by Marchant was a part of a set that included 100 plaster impressions of the gems described. A further description of the full set, etc. is included in the History page.  Below is a copy of the original catalogue  in a "Flipbook" format for browsing.  The file was accessed at the Internet Archive at this link.

Further below is the original catalogue shown in the more typical pdf  scrolling format with a toolbar at the top.

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