COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0701375dc
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:
Upper & lower covers
Image Sequence Number:
015
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
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Facsimile of the 1894 Exhibition Catalogue in the Tregaskis Centenery Exhibition Catalogue, Designer Bookbinders, London 1994
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2006-12-01
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2007-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
London binding
