Sujet

Silver book clasps, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness.

Légende

Silver book clasps, (1881). Etching of clasps used in bookbinding. The central one is possibly French, and may date from c1690. The others are a pair. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F36_455

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,3Mo (2,0Mo) / 37,8cm x 41,9cm / 4470 x 4947 (300dpi)

Mots clés

arts pays Français La France métal livre musée décoratif argent endroit siècle attache littérature objet façonné objet façonné 17ème siècle 19e siècle B W reliure dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum book clasp V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston W E Mackaness Mackaness W E Mackaness W. E. W. E. Mackaness