Title

Artists' repository. W. Ford [recent additions to his stock of artists materials.]

Author

Ford, W

Source

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney) 18 April 1831 - ongoing

Details

12 October 1844, p.4, col.2.

Publication date

12 October 1844

Type

Advertisment

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Full text

ARTISTS' REPOSITORY.
W. FORD having made considerable and recent additions to his well selected stock of Artists' Materials, begs to invite the attention of the Ladies, Artists, and Amateurs of Sydney, to the annexed List, feeling sure that ho has only to state that they have been selected and shipped by Messrs. ACKEKMAN, MORDAN, and REEVES, to warrant their being of the best quality.

Ackerman and Reeves' superfine water colours
Ackerman's, Reeves', and Mordan's prepared drawing pencils
Ackerman's sketching pencils-black, brown, grey, neutral tint
London and Bristol drawing boards
Crayon papers of various colours
Improved SOLID sketch books, rough and smooth paper
Sketching portfolios, with tin frames
Sable and camelhair brushes
Round and flat brushes, in tin
Prepared mill-boards for oil painting
Prepared canvass for artists
Oil colours, prepared in patent air-tight metallic tubes
DRY OIL COLOUHS. finely ground in spirits, in half ounce and one ounce packages, viz., ULTRAMARINE, French ultramarine, carmine, crimson, lake
Pink and brown madder, and every colour in use for oil painting French hair tools
Poonah brushes, minatnre ivories
Venetian crayons, for drawing in imitation of water colours
Wolfs Creta Laevi's pencils, in cases and sets
Prepared chalks, white and black
Port crayons and stumps for chalks
Cartoon pencils, for drawing after the style of the old masters
Permanent white, flake white, ox gall, and liquid brown
Gold and silver, green and blue saucers
French tracing paper, gold paper
Perforated card-board
Hand screens, for painting and needlework
Water colour preservative, for giving water colours the durability of oil, and for rendering them washable with soap and water
Oil, moist, and water colours, in boxes, complete
White wood screens for transfer
Marking ink, requiring no preparation
T squares, and parallel rules
Manifold writers - Berlin patterns
Envelope cases, handsomely fitted up
Albums, scrap-books, drawing-books, and portfolios
Ivory tablets, card cases, and pocket-books
Drawing-books, and rudiments, in great variety
Lessons and examples in Poonah painting, with foimules, and directions for their use
The Student's Guide, or elements for drawing in perspective, with directions for colouring and sketching
W. F. has on hand a great variety of School books, Account-books, Copy-books, and Stationery of every description.

554, George-street,
Opposite Bank of Australasia 4998
 

[Sydney Morning Herald, 12 October 1844, p.4, col.2.]

Last Updated

13 Aug 2012