Bookplate of Mary Harmsworth

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Artist/Maker	W. Phillips Barrett
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Bookplate of Mary Harmsworth, inscribed with the engraver's initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1900', featuring a tree lined garden with sundial, an ornate fan and two portrait miniatures in the foreground, an open book reading 'Gardens and Gardening', and a scroll reading 'East West, Home's Best'. There is also a decorative border up the left hand side depicting roses.

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Categories	Prints Books
Object type	Print
Title	Bookplate of Mary Harmsworth (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Engraving Paper Engraving
Brief description	Engraved bookplate of Mary Harmsworth, signed and dated Inv. W.P.B. 1900.
Physical description	Bookplate of Mary Harmsworth, inscribed with the engraver's initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1900', featuring a tree lined garden with sundial, an ornate fan and two portrait miniatures in the foreground, an open book reading 'Gardens and Gardening', and a scroll reading 'East West, Home's Best'. There is also a decorative border up the left hand side depicting roses.
Dimensions	Height: 4.75in Width: 3.75in 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. 1900. East West, Home's Best
Credit line	Given by Mr. Norman Meredith
Subjects depicted	Flowers Sundial Gardens
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	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2030-1946

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O606124/bookplate-of-mary-harmsworth-print-w-phillips-barrett/

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