1896 (printed)
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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'.
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Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
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'. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'E. D. French sc. 1896.' (Signed) |
Credit line | Given by Dr. J. W. Walker |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929 |
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Accession number | E.2512-1928 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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