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Print

late 19th century to early 20th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Photo-engraving on paper
Brief description
Print by Joseph Walter West, bookplate of Kathleen Mary Church Bliss, photo-engraving, Great Britain, late 19th to early 20th century
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.75in
  • Width: 2.8125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Credit line
Given by the artist
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
E.980-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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