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Bookplate of John & Kathleen Ogilvy

Print
1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bookplate of John & Kathleen Ogilvy, inscribed with the engraver's initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1904'. The plate features a large detached house with the inscription 'Home Is Home, Be It Ever So Homely' at the top, a border of roses around the edge and an open book displaying a portrait of someone in profile with a musical score in the bottom right hand corner.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBookplate of John & Kathleen Ogilvy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Engraved bookplate of John & Kathleen Ogilvy, signed and dated Inv. W.P.B. 1904.
Physical description
Bookplate of John & Kathleen Ogilvy, inscribed with the engraver's initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1904'. The plate features a large detached house with the inscription 'Home Is Home, Be It Ever So Homely' at the top, a border of roses around the edge and an open book displaying a portrait of someone in profile with a musical score in the bottom right hand corner.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.25in
  • Width: 3in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inv. W.P.B. 1904
  • Home Is Home, Be It Ever So Homely
Credit line
Given by Mr. Norman Meredith
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection
Accession number
E.2048-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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