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Print

1896 (printed)
Artist/Maker
French, Edwin Davis (etcher)
Place of origin
USA (printed)

Bookplate of the John Crerar Library in Chicago. A portrait of John Crerar is depicted at the centre surrounded by unravelled scrolls of paper, interspersed with an array of leaves, reading 'GREAT / IS / THE GIFT / THAT / BRINGETH / KNOWLEDGE.' Below the portrait is a shelf of books, one of which is open, and beneath this is a panel reading 'THE JOHN CRERAR / LIBRARY CHICAGO / 1894'.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Books
Portraits
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Paper
Etching
Brief description
Print by Edward Davis French, bookplate of the John Crerar Library in Chicago, etching, USA, 1896
Physical description
Bookplate of the John Crerar Library in Chicago. A portrait of John Crerar is depicted at the centre surrounded by unravelled scrolls of paper, interspersed with an array of leaves, reading 'GREAT / IS / THE GIFT / THAT / BRINGETH / KNOWLEDGE.' Below the portrait is a shelf of books, one of which is open, and beneath this is a panel reading 'THE JOHN CRERAR / LIBRARY CHICAGO / 1894'.
Dimensions
  • Engraved surface height: 3.625in
  • Engraved surface width: 2.6875in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Marks and inscriptions
'E. D. French sc. 1896.' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by Dr. J. W. Walker
Association
Chicago
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2512-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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