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Drawing

c.1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

1 of 2 sheets of designs for the tooled decoration on the spine and borders of the binding of a book. Inscribed in ink and in pencil with notes by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour
Brief description
William Morris. Design for a tooled leather book binding. British, c.1880s
Physical description
1 of 2 sheets of designs for the tooled decoration on the spine and borders of the binding of a book. Inscribed in ink and in pencil with notes by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.04cm
  • Width: 6.67cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed in ink and in pencil with notes by the artist)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
E.194-1955

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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