Design
1825-1873 (made)
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A narrow strip of cream-coloured laid paper with a pen and ink drawing of acanthus and flowers and with part of a piece of Latin text on the reverse.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | pen and ink on wove paper |
| Brief description | Design by W.Harry Rogers from the W.H.Rogers Archive. |
| Physical description | A narrow strip of cream-coloured laid paper with a pen and ink drawing of acanthus and flowers and with part of a piece of Latin text on the reverse. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
| Object history | This design is 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 sort 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.' |
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| Accession number | E.838-1998 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2000 |
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