Bookplate of Hugh H. Chapman

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Artist/Maker	Herbert Cole (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Pen and ink design for a bookplate of Hugh H. Chapman Chapman. Monogrammed and dated by the artist.

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Categories	Drawings Designs
Object type	Design
Title	Bookplate of Hugh H. Chapman (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink drawing Paper Pen and Ink Drawing
Brief description	Original design by Herbert Cole for a bookplate of Hugh H. Chapman, pen and ink, Great Britain, 1929
Physical description	Pen and ink design for a bookplate of Hugh H. Chapman Chapman. Monogrammed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions	Height: 5.8in Width: 3.8in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Marks and inscriptions	'H. C. 1929.' (Signed)
Credit line	Given by Clara Gilbert Cole, the wife of the artist
Subject depicted	Bookplates
Bibliographic references	Herbert Cole (1867-1930) like Sylvia Pankhurst, studied at Manchester School of Art and was heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, William Morris and illustrators like Walter Crane who had volunteered their work for papers like the Socialist League's 'Commonweal'. He married the anarchist and anti-militarist Clara Gilbert. Both Clara and Herbert seem to have been involved in suffragism, Herbert becoming the staff artist for the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) later progressing to provide illustrations for 'The Worker’s Dreadnought'. He was a prolific artist from the 1890s into the 1920s. His work included that as an illustrator for children’s books and a designer. Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.509-1932

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O746429/bookplate-of-hugh-h-chapman-design-herbert-cole/

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