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Design

1840-1849
Artist/Maker
William Harry Rogers (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Small rectangular piece of cream-coloured wove paper on the front of which are three monograms in pen and ink and on the reverse are sketches in pencil.


Object details

Category
Designs
Object type
Design
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and pencil on wove paper
Pen and Ink
Wove Paper
Pencil
Drawing
Brief description
Designs for monograms by William Harry Rogers. British. Pen and ink and pencil on wove paper. 1840-1849
Physical description
Small rectangular piece of cream-coloured wove paper on the front of which are three monograms in pen and ink and on the reverse are sketches in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.2cm
  • Width: 5.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'DESIGNED BY C.BARCLAY' (Unknown; At the bottom left of the reverse of the sheet of paper.; Embossed)
Credit line
Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries
Object history
Historical significance: 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 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.685-1998

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Record createdNovember 24, 2000
Record URL
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