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

REPRODUCTION CATALOGUE WITH IMAGES OF EACH IMPRESSION

The original Catalogue by Marchant was a part of a set that included 100 plaster impressions of the gems described. The Catallogue did not have any images of the impressions.  The following Catalogue reproduction includes an image of the impression next to each description.  The images are from a MyI collection, many of which are believed to be from original sets that  accompanied the original Catalogue in 1792.  The book like "flip" view is provided first for a quick overview; click on a page in order to "flip" to the next one.

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