Design
1851 (Printed)
Place of origin |
Proof impression of a wood-engraving of a boxwood cradle carved by William Gibbs Rogers to a design by his son W.Harry Rogers. The cradle was made for Queen Victoria.
The wood-engraving is in the centre of a sheet of cream-coloured laid paper.
The wood-engraving is in the centre of a sheet of cream-coloured laid paper.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Printed on laid paper |
Brief description | Wood-engraving of the boxwood cradle carved by William Gibbs Rogers, from the W.H.Rogers Archive. |
Physical description | Proof impression of a wood-engraving of a boxwood cradle carved by William Gibbs Rogers to a design by his son W.Harry Rogers. The cradle was made for Queen Victoria. The wood-engraving is in the centre of a sheet of cream-coloured laid paper. |
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Credit line | Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
Object history | This proof impression of a wood-engraving of the boxwood cradle carved for Queen Victoria by William Gibbs Rogers, famous wood-carver, to a design by his son W.Harry Rogers, is 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 sort 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.' |
Bibliographic reference | "Dictionary of National Biography' Vol. XVII. London: Smith Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place, 1909 146-147 p. |
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Accession number | E.1141-1998 |
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Record created | March 16, 2000 |
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