Physical description

Design for a book cover with feather quill pens, roses, thistles, an inkwell, candlestick, a letter and an envelope, in pen and ink on paper torn in the centre and stuck into an album of designs for walking stick and door handles, cutlery, glass vessels, stained glass, book covers and clasps.

Place of Origin

Great Britain (designed)

Date

1847-1871 (designed)

Artist/maker

Rogers, William Harry, born 1825 - died 1873 (designer)

Materials and Techniques

Pen and ink on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'W. Harry Rogers / Wimbledon. SW.'
Signature; bottom right of paper; ink

Dimensions

Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 11.5 cm

Object history note

Historical significance: 'These book illustrations are part of the W.Harry Rogers Archive and to quote the information on the archive provided by 'RW' on 6 February 1998 on the registered file 1997/1476:

'It is extraordinarily rare to have this kind of documentation at this level of production for the middle decades of the 19th century. The fact the (sic) the state of the designs ranges from rough sketches to finished drawings and proofs allows the pieces to document the design process very closely.'

Descriptive line

Design for a book caver with quill pens and an inwell, by William Harry Rogers, pen and ink, Great Britain, 1847-1871

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Houfe, Simon 'The Dictionary of British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists.' Woodbridge, Suffolk: Baron Publishing, Antique Collectors' Club, revised 1981 437 p. ISBN 0902028731
Ball, Douglas 'Victorian Publishers' Bindings'. London: The Library Association, 1985. 90 p. and 155 p.
Engen, Rodney K. 'Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers'. Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey, 1985. 223 p. ISBN 0859641392

Materials

Paper; Ink

Techniques

Drawing

Subjects depicted

Candlestick; Inkwell; Thistles; Letter; Roses; Quill pens; Envelope

Categories

Designs; Books

Collection

Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection