Design
1862 (Published)
Galley-proof on a long, narrow sheet of cream-coloured paper. There are corrections in pen and ink on the galley-proof.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Letterpress on paper |
Brief description | Galley-proof for Mary Eliza Rogers's 'Domestic Life in Palestine', 1862, from the W.H.Rogers Archive. |
Physical description | Galley-proof on a long, narrow sheet of cream-coloured paper. There are corrections in pen and ink on the galley-proof. |
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Marks and inscriptions | ''e recent / guessed / h / Tulun / Admiral Stopford and Commodore' (Textual information; In the margins.; Handwriting; Ink) |
Credit line | Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
Object history | This galley-proof is for Mary Eliza Rogers's 'Domestic life in Palestine' which was published in 1862. Mary Eliza Rogers (b.1827) was the younger sister of W.Harry Rogers. The galley-proof 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.1149-1998 |
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Record created | March 17, 2000 |
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