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Print

20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etched bookplate depicting, in the lower half, a man sitting at a desk upon which there are books and a candle. In the background there is a skeleton walking behind a row of glass bottles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
Print by Margaret Fairman, bookplate of Dr Edmund Andrews, etching, USA, 20th century
Physical description
Etched bookplate depicting, in the lower half, a man sitting at a desk upon which there are books and a candle. In the background there is a skeleton walking behind a row of glass bottles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.875in
  • Width: 3.75in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Marks and inscriptions
'M F.' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Irene D. Andrews
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Collection
Accession number
E.431-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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