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Printer's Ornament

c.1920s (made)
Artist/Maker
The Curwen Press (designed for)
Percy John Delf Smith (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Ornamental headband design.

Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Printer's ornament
Materials and techniques
Process engraving
Printing Ink
Process Engraving
Brief description
Percy John Delf Smith. Printer's headpiece for the Curwen Press, c.1920s
Physical description
Ornamental headband design.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.08cm
  • Width: 14.29cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO 1963
Credit line
Given by Mrs. E. M. Delf Smith, widow of the Artist
Subject depicted
Headbands (Binding Components)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3514-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O587789/printers-ornament-percy-john-delf/
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