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Print
West, Joseph Walter R.W.S., born 1860 - died 1933 - Enlarge image
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (printed)
- Date:
late 19th to early 20th century (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
West, Joseph Walter R.W.S., born 1860 - died 1933 (printmaker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Photo-engraving on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by the artist
- Museum number:
E.980-1928
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case 93, shelf A, box 114
Physical description
Bookplate of Kathleen Mary Church Bliss depicting an archway through which there is a view of the Thames and Tower Bridge. At the top of the archway is a cockerel, perched atop crossed keys, crowing at a crescent moon. The head and two tails of a fox are laid across the bottom of the arch.
Place of Origin
Great Britain (printed)
Date
late 19th to early 20th century (printed)
Artist/maker
West, Joseph Walter R.W.S., born 1860 - died 1933 (printmaker)
Materials and Techniques
Photo-engraving on paper
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in, Width: 2.8125 in
Descriptive line
Print by Joseph Walter West, bookplate of Kathleen Mary Church Bliss, photo-engraving, Great Britain, late 19th to early 20th century
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Photo-engraving
Subjects depicted
Cockerel; Keys; Bookplate; Foxes
Categories
Prints; Books
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
