'On Velvet' by Phyllis Austin
Print
1940 (printed)
1940 (printed)
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Printed book jacket for 'On Velvet' by Phyllis Austin, depicting a young woman with red hair, standing behind an advertisement circled in red. The advertisement has been placed by two eccentric elderly women who are trying to raise money for themselves by taking in paying guests to their house on Ham Common. On the spine is a man playing piano to a young woman in a blue dress.
Object details
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| Title | 'On Velvet' by Phyllis Austin (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book jacket |
| Brief description | Book jacket for 'On Velvet' by Phyllis Austin. Great Britain, 1940. |
| Physical description | Printed book jacket for 'On Velvet' by Phyllis Austin, depicting a young woman with red hair, standing behind an advertisement circled in red. The advertisement has been placed by two eccentric elderly women who are trying to raise money for themselves by taking in paying guests to their house on Ham Common. On the spine is a man playing piano to a young woman in a blue dress. |
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| Accession number | E.2100-1987 |
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| Record created | July 2, 2013 |
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