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SHADOW AND LIGHT

Design
1840-1873 (Written)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poem of four verses enclosed in a rectangular border of ribbon printed in letterpress.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSHADOW AND LIGHT (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Letterpress on laid paper
Brief description
'Shadow and Light'. Printed poem of four verses by William Harry Rogers, enclosed in a rectangular border of ribbon printed in letterpress. British. Letterpress on laid paper. c.1840-1873
Physical description
Poem of four verses enclosed in a rectangular border of ribbon printed in letterpress.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.4cm
  • Width: 12.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'-Emily G. Rogers.' (Signature; Letterpress; Printing ink)
Credit line
Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries
Subject depicted
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
  • Engen, Rodney K. 'Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers'. Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey, 1985. 223 p. ISBN 0859641392
Collection
Accession number
E.676-1998

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Record createdJune 25, 2001
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