
ALT An illustration of a Georgian manor house in the mid- background. An ominous black cloud directly above the house. A tree lined avenue on the far right of the illustration. A central pathway leading down from the property with figures along the route including a male figure in the middle of the pathway pushing a wheelbarrow. Two female figures -adult and child- to the left of this figure looking on at the workman. A large tree to their left. Legend at the bottom of the illustration indicates this is Baskerville House, Easy Hill, Broad Street.

ALT Hand drawn illustration - an angelic figure in the top foreground holding a large scroll descending some distance to ground level - text at the top of the scroll reads – Bordesley & Deritend adjoining Birmingham. Belove this, a list of merchants and proprietors. At the bottom of the scroll, pieces of manufactory including a barrel, wicker baskets and urns. Behind the scroll is the frontage of a large building. A church bell tower in the back right of the drawing.

ALT The front cover of a book resting on a table. Title of the book is Japanned Papier Mache and Tinware, c 1740 – 1940 which is in the top left of the front cover. Colourful illustration on the front cover of an ornate showroom with features including a piano and a very large chair. Other examples of japanned goods populate the room.

ALT Image 1 : A book - front cover facing on. Cover is a reproduction of a painting depicting a male figure wearing the traditional eighteenth-century garb of a gentleman - wig with curled up sides and frock coat with neckerchief. Title of the book at the top of the page is John Baskerville: art and industry of the Enlightenment. Names of the editors beneath this on the left of the cover.

ALT Image 2 – Two books resting on a table, both front covers facing on. Title is A History of Birmingham in the top left of the front cover. An illustration of a bustling square – Georgian and early Victorian architecture. A group of people carrying a jardinière in the bottom left of the picture and a horse and carriage in the right. People populating the various corners of the illustration. A bookcase behind the table on which the books are resting.



































