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Cyrus Durand Archive Book Unique Vignette Plate #14 From the "52" Collection.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - World Currency Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 800.00 USD
Cyrus Durand Archive Book Unique Vignette Plate #14 From the  52  Collection.
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ND (ca.1820-40's), 10x10 inch unique artistic vignette sheet with black engraved portrait of young woman with bonnet in center inside cycloidal lathe engraved shield surrounded by a circle all in red, A simple and elegant design that should be appreciated for it's artistic merit as well as the knowledge that it was created by the hand of one of the fathers of security printing in this country. This page was Page 14 of 96 different pages saved in Durand's personal engraving book. All are cut down proofs on india mounted to card by Durand. Durand was responsible for the direction that security printing and engraving took in the United States and was the holder of many patents that allowed the engraver to practice his art at a new level that made it more difficult to counterfeit banknotes. (ex The 52 Collection, Part 1, 06-29-10).