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Natural History in the Highlands and Islands

Book Jacket
1945 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Collins Books (publisher)
Rosemary Ellis (designer)
Clifford Ellis (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed and made)

Featuring a Loch with two ducks.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Books
Landscapes
Scotland
Object type
Book jacket
TitleNatural History in the Highlands and Islands (published title)
Materials and techniques
Colour Lithograph
Paper
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Book jacket for Natural History in the Highlands and Islands (F. Fraser Darling) designed by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, published by Collins; British, 1945.
Physical description
Featuring a Loch with two ducks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.7cm
  • Width: 19.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • COLLINS (Lower left of spine)
  • C & R E '45 (Printed artists' signature lower right)
  • 6 (Top left of spine)
  • Natural History in the / Highlands and Islands / F. FRASER DARLING (In band on front cover)
  • Natural / History / in the / Highlands / and / Islands / F. FRASER / DARLING (In band on spine)
  • C & R E '45 (Signed and dated, printed)
Credit line
Given by the publishers, 1948.
Subject depicted
Ducks
Place depicted
Scotland
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
C.16518A

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Record createdAugust 28, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1271157/natural-history-in-the-highlands-book-jacket-rosemary-ellis/
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