Bookplate of Alfred Harmsworth
Print
1903 (made)
1903 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bookplate of Alfred Harmsworth (later Viscount Northcliffe), inscribed with the initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1903'. It is written in pencil 'designed and engraved by John a.b. Harrison'. A riverside scene is depicted with books in the foreground. One of the books is open and reads 'The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton'. The frame is made up of images of reeds and fish and a winged wheel is the central motif at the top of the plate.
Object details
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| Title | Bookplate of Alfred Harmsworth (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Engraved bookplate of Alfred Harmsworth (later Viscount Northcliffe), signed and dated Inv. W.P.B. 1903. |
| Physical description | Bookplate of Alfred Harmsworth (later Viscount Northcliffe), inscribed with the initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1903'. It is written in pencil 'designed and engraved by John a.b. Harrison'. A riverside scene is depicted with books in the foreground. One of the books is open and reads 'The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton'. The frame is made up of images of reeds and fish and a winged wheel is the central motif at the top of the plate. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inv. W.P.B. 1903 |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. Norman Meredith |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2028-1946 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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