Australia 1877 — Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company Portrait of Woman Intaglio Vignette Proof (Printer’s Library Master)
This intaglio vignette proof represents an original portrait engraving produced by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company in London in 1877, prepared as a master design element within the firm’s internal plate library. It depicts a classical female figure engraved as a stand-alone vignette, intended for later integration into complete banknote layouts commissioned by private banks across the British Empire, including Australian colonial institutions. In the Bradbury Wilkinson production workflow of the late nineteenth century, portrait vignettes were engraved independently of any specific banknote. ... Read more →
AustraliaIntaglio Vignette Proof1877Reference VignetteArchival Intaglio Proof Intaglio Vignette ProofEngraver’s Master PortraitPrinter’s Library ElementProduction Stage ArtifactStandalone VignetteBradbury WilkinsonBWCVictorian Era EngravingPrivate Banknote ProductionBritish Security PrintingAustraliaVictoriaPre Federation AustraliaCity of Melbourne Bank1877Twenty Pounds Design SourceMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique
