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Album of monograms
Title
Album of monograms.
Production
Great Britain, 1862.
Physical Description
1 v. (77 leaves) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bound in full gilt-tooled brown morocco, with gilt edges.
Summary
Album of monograms, by an unidentified compiler. On most leaves, the album integrates monograms (and some diecuts) into a framework of watercolors and/or penwork. The sketches range from caricature and humor to picturesque landscape. The album comprises 77 leaves with artwork predominating on recto and many verso sides blank. Date of 1862 given on title page. The creator is not identified. Monograms include those of the Royal Family, including Queen Victoria, and much of the upper English aristocracy. Of American interest is a logo for the Confederate States of America--this album was created during the Civil War.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
July 11, 2012
References
Cyphers and Monograms. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund.
Cite as
Cyphers and Monograms. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund.
Genre/Form
Monograms.
Watercolors - 1862.
Ink drawings - 1862.
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