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Design

19th century (Designed)
Artist/Maker
Rogers, William Harry
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Sketchbook covers, marbled brown and black with a dark red leather spine, the contents of which have been removed. The front cover opens to reveal trial 'MAR' monograms in pencil on the inside back cover.


Object details

Category
Designs
Object type
Design
Materials and techniques
Marbled paper on card with a leather spine
Card
Leather
Bound
Brief description
Sketchbook covers with trial monograms in pencil on the inside back cover.
Physical description
Sketchbook covers, marbled brown and black with a dark red leather spine, the contents of which have been removed. The front cover opens to reveal trial 'MAR' monograms in pencil on the inside back cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.1cm
  • Width: 16.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ann / Mary / MaryAnnf (sic) and Dale' (Top centre and right of the inside back cover; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'WHR' (Signature; Right side of the inside back cover; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'MAR' monograms (the inside back cover; Handwriting; Pencil)
Credit line
Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries
Object history
These sketchbook covers are part of the W. Harry Rogers Archive and to quote the information on the archive provided by 'RW' on 6 February 1998 on the registered file 1997 / 1476:-
'It is extraordinarily rare to have this kind of documentation at this level of production for the middle decades of the 19th century. The fact the (sic) the state of the designs ranges from rough sketches to finished drawings and proofs allows the pieces to document the design process very closely.'
Bibliographic references
  • Houfe, Simon 'The Dictionary of British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists'. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Baron Publishing, Antique Collectors' Club, revised 1981 437 p. ISBN 0902028731
  • Ball, Douglas 'Victorian Publishers' Bindings.' London: The Library Association, 1985. 90 p. and 155 p.
  • Engen, Rodney K. 'Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers'. Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey, 1985. 223 p. ISBN 0859641392
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1136-1998

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Record createdMarch 7, 2000
Record URL
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