Design for a Marmalade-pot
Design
1847 (designed)
1847 (designed)
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Design for a marmalade-pot without a lid with decoration consisting of flowering orange blossom plants and possibly an embossed base. Pen and ink and wash on paper, stuck into an album of designs for walking stick and door handles, cutlery, glass vessels, stained glass, book covers and clasps. Tear on the right hand side of the paper.
Object details
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| Title | Design for a Marmalade-pot (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Design for a marmalade-pot without a lid, by William Harry Rogers, pen and ink, Great Britain, 1847 |
| Physical description | Design for a marmalade-pot without a lid with decoration consisting of flowering orange blossom plants and possibly an embossed base. Pen and ink and wash on paper, stuck into an album of designs for walking stick and door handles, cutlery, glass vessels, stained glass, book covers and clasps. Tear on the right hand side of the paper. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
| Object history | 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.' |
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| Accession number | E.693:82-1998 |
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| Record created | January 7, 2004 |
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