Detail View: Rylands Collection: London binding

Image Number: 
JRL241800892
Reference Number: 
R183558.15
Image Title: 
London binding
Series Title: 
Tregaskis Bindings Collection
Parent Work Title: 
Tale of King Florus and the fair Jehane
Creator: 
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Creator Role: 
Printer
Creator: 
Tout
Creator Role: 
Binder
Date Created: 
1893-1894
Publication Details: 
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press
Volume: 
15
Page/Sheet: 
Lower cover
Description: 
London Binding: White satin. Embroidered with the same design on both covers. In the centre is a yellow lily enclosed in an oval border of gold and silk points. Sprays of foliage and flowers fill up the corners, and the gold rings are dotted about; along the back is a running pattern of leaves and flowers. Worked by Mrs. Brownlow of Cambridge. Commissioned by James & Mary Lee Tregaskis.
Subject: 
Bookbinding
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Bindings
Technique Used: 
Embroidering
Creation Site: 
England: London
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Item Height: 
147 mm
Item Width: 
111 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2024-10-30
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2024-12
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
Rylands