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'Lantern Lane' by Warwick Deeping

Print
1921 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Book jacket for 'Lantern Lane' by Warwick Deeping, depicting a woman on her knees pleading with a man who is standing before her with clenched fists. Behind them, a plain streches out. The spine depicts a drawing of the man riding backwards on a donkey (usually a form of punishment resulting in public humiliation) with the letter C painted on his bare chest.

Object details

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Object type
Title'Lantern Lane' by Warwick Deeping (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book jacket
Brief description
Book jacket for 'Lantern Lane' by Warwick Deeping, published by Cassell. Great Britain, 1921.
Physical description
Book jacket for 'Lantern Lane' by Warwick Deeping, depicting a woman on her knees pleading with a man who is standing before her with clenched fists. Behind them, a plain streches out. The spine depicts a drawing of the man riding backwards on a donkey (usually a form of punishment resulting in public humiliation) with the letter C painted on his bare chest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 299mm
  • Width: 187mm
Dimensions measured 02/07/2013
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.1553-1987

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Record createdJuly 1, 2013
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