Issued in metal by Bruce as Ornamented No. 847 in
c. 1849. Also known as Tuscan Ombree,
Carnival, Ornate No. 4. [McGrew] Gray lists it as
Tuscan no. 3, Stephenson Blake, c. 1849.
[Nineteenth Century Ornamented Typefaces]
Cut in wood by Wells & Webb and shown in their 1854 catalog as
Doric Ornamented. [RRK]
Also appears as [Two-Line Pica] Ornamented, No. 18 by
Bruce in 1869, as [Nine-Line Pica and Six-Line Pica]
Ornamented, No. 7 by Boston in 1860, and as [Two-Line
Pica] Ornamented, No. 16 by Cincinnati in 1870 and 1882.
Copied in the 20th century by Harry Weidemann as Tuscan
Ombree. [Circuitous
Root]
Cast as Romantiques 2 by Fonderie Typographique
Française and as Fantaisie Kapitalen geschaduwd Serie
7 by Enschedé. [Reichardt]
Shown in the Photo-Lettering catalog as Dolphin, in
the 1972 VGC catalog as Romantiques No. 2 (Carnival),
and in the 1992 Solotype catalog as Carnival.
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Issued in metal by Bruce as Ornamented No. 847 in c. 1849. Also known as Tuscan Ombree, Carnival, Ornate No. 4. [McGrew] Gray lists it as Tuscan no. 3, Stephenson Blake, c. 1849. [Nineteenth Century Ornamented Typefaces]
Cut in wood by Wells & Webb and shown in their 1854 catalog as Doric Ornamented. [RRK] Also appears as [Two-Line Pica] Ornamented, No. 18 by Bruce in 1869, as [Nine-Line Pica and Six-Line Pica] Ornamented, No. 7 by Boston in 1860, and as [Two-Line Pica] Ornamented, No. 16 by Cincinnati in 1870 and 1882. Copied in the 20th century by Harry Weidemann as Tuscan Ombree. [Circuitous Root]
Cast as Romantiques 2 by Fonderie Typographique Française and as Fantaisie Kapitalen geschaduwd Serie 7 by Enschedé. [Reichardt]
Shown in the Photo-Lettering catalog as Dolphin, in the 1972 VGC catalog as Romantiques No. 2 (Carnival), and in the 1992 Solotype catalog as Carnival.
The sample shows Dolphin, a limited freebie digitization of unknown origin (Solopedia mentions Expressiv), expanded as Dorothy (FontBank, 1995). Richard W. Mueller’s Carnival (1993) is a crude freebie in 2 styles, Rimmed and OpenShadow, without the decoration. Dan Roseman’s Circus (1994) is a severly limited auto-traced version. For quality options, see the chromatic Rodeo Clown (FontMesa, 2004, with an added lowercase) and Zebrawood (Adobe, 1994, loosely based on a Wells & Webb specimen).
