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Original Early 19th Century Antique C1837 Mounted Print Threading the Needle Engraving After M W Sharp Sewing Study
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Original Early 19th Century Antique C1837 Mounted Print Threading the Needle Engraving After M W Sharp Sewing Study

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Type of Artwork: Original 19th-Century Antique Engraving

Title: Threading the Needle

Artist: After Michael William Sharp. Engraved by J. Jenkins, as credited beneath the image.

Date of Publication: Circa 1837. Exact edition unconfirmed.

Surface: Paper.

Details: A finely detailed domestic scene depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles, concentrating on threading a needle. She sits in an elaborately carved chair, with fabric across her lap and sewing accessories on the nearby table. An hourglass stands beside her.

Published by Fisher, Son & Co., London & Paris, with the publisher’s inscription visible beneath the mount. The composition appeared in Fisher’s Drawing Room Scrap Book for 1837.

Presentation: Supplied in a light cream bevelled mount, unframed.

Condition: Age-related paper toning with scattered spotting and marks, particularly in the margins revealed beneath the mount. The engraved image remains clear and detailed. Some light marks to the mount. Please examine the photographs for condition.

Measurements: 23 x 23 cm (mount aperture approx. 20 x 14 cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
23cm (9.06")
Depth
0.02cm (0.01")
Declaration

Strickland & Russell has dated this 19th Century Steel Engraving to the 1800s.

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SA1239168
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Description
Type of Artwork: Original 19th-Century Antique Engraving

Title: Threading the Needle

Artist: After Michael William Sharp. Engraved by J. Jenkins, as credited beneath the image.

Date of Publication: Circa 1837. Exact edition unconfirmed.

fig 1. A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table.
fig 1. Original Early 19th Century Antique C1837 Mounted Print Threading the Needle Engraving After M W Sharp Sewing Study

Surface: Paper.

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Details: A finely detailed domestic scene depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles, concentrating on threading a needle.
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She sits in an elaborately carved chair, with fabric across her lap and sewing accessories on the nearby table. An hourglass stands beside her.

fig 2. A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table.
fig 2. Original Early 19th Century Antique C1837 Mounted Print Threading the Needle Engraving After M W Sharp Sewing Study

Published by Fisher, Son & Co., London & Paris, with the publisher’s inscription visible beneath the mount. The composition appeared in Fisher’s Drawing Room Scrap Book for 1837.

Presentation: Supplied in a light cream bevelled mount, unframed.

fig 3. A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table.
fig 3. Original Early 19th Century Antique C1837 Mounted Print Threading the Needle Engraving After M W Sharp Sewing Study

Condition: Age-related paper toning with scattered spotting and marks, particularly in the margins revealed beneath the mount. The engraved image remains clear and detailed. Some light marks to the mount. Please examine the photographs for condition.

Measurements: 23 x 23 cm (mount aperture approx. 20 x 14 cm)

Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
23cm (9.06")
Depth
0.02cm (0.01")
Date of Manufacture

Strickland & Russell has dated this 19th Century Steel Engraving to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1239168
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Archive I A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table.

Original Early 19th Century Antique C1837 Mounted Print Threading the Needle Engraving After M W Sharp Sewing Study

Archive II A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View II
Archive III A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View III
Archive IV A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View IV
Archive V A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View V
Archive VI A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View VI
Archive VII A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View VII
Archive VIII A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View VIII
Archive IX A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View IX
Archive X A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View X
Archive XI A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View XI
Archive XII A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table. View XII
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A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table.
Original early 19th Century Antique c1837 Mounted Print Threading the Needle Engraving after M W Sharp Sewing Study
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A monochrome nineteenth-century steel engraving depicting an elderly woman wearing spectacles and a headscarf threading a needle while seated at a small wooden table.
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  • ObjectArt Prints
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEarly Victorian
  • MaterialPaper, Ink
  • ColourMonochrome Grey
  • MotifsBarley twist chair, Hourglass and pin cushion, Spectacles and headscarf, Line engraving texture
  • SizeH 28 cm (11 in) x W 23 cm (9 in) x D 0.02 cm (0 in)

This original early nineteenth-century monochrome grey engraving on paper after Michael William Sharp presents a detailed domestic scene depicting an elderly woman with spectacles and a headscarf concentrating on threading a needle. Published circa 1837 by Fisher, Son and Company in London and Paris, the work shows line engraving texture, an elaborately carved barley twist chair with openwork backrest decoration, a table holding an hourglass, pin cushion, scissors and sewing accessories, and text inscriptions beneath the image. The piece comes supplied in a light cream bevelled paper mount showing age-related paper toning, scattered spotting and marks, while the engraved image remains clear. The artwork measures 28 cm high, 23 cm wide and 0.02 cm deep. Buyers can hang this early Victorian print on a narrow wall space within an English country house interior, such as a study, sewing room, hallway or sitting room, where it adds period domestic character without requiring extensive floor space.

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Steel engraving emerged in the 1820s and 1830s as a technology allowing artist prints to be produced in much higher volume than traditional copper plates. The technique enabled artists to render extremely fine lines, making it popular for reproducing genre scenes, portraits, and literary illustrations.

Prints from this era were produced using hand-engraved steel or copper plates applied to heavy cotton rag paper using oil-based printing inks. The impressions were created using mechanical rolling presses.

Authentic period engravings feature a distinct plate mark impression around the image boundary, microscopic ink ridges created by intaglio printing, and characteristic age-related discolouration or foxing on heavy cotton rag paper.

Historic prints function well when grouped on a gallery wall or displayed individually in simple, modern frames to create visual contrast. Pairing monochrome graphics with contemporary or traditional timber furniture creates a balanced aesthetic.

Display prints behind UV-filtering glass using acid-free mounting boards to prevent discolouration. Keep paper works in a climate-controlled environment away from dampness and direct sunlight.
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