Design for a Book Cover and Book Binding

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863–1961
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
On tan ground, red-burgundy frame composed of lettuce-like leaves and arcs.
ca. 1887–1903
Accession Number
1943-33-1-34
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and gouache on paper
Dimensions
Sheet (cover design): 20.7 x 16 cm (8 1/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Sheet (spine design): 21 x 3.8 cm (8 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
made in
USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1943-33-1-34
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4544ebe9b-2844-47ce-a586-2fb756930eb1
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