Sketch of Bookplate Design for Dorothea Potter

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Sketch for bookplate design framed by columns at either side and an arch at top. Standing female figure, at left, seen from behind, gazing towards landscape in distance. Garden in middleground, with path at center and tall flowers at right. Name at base of design: DOROTHEA POTTER'S BOOK.
Credit Line
Gift of Allyn Cox
1919
Accession Number
1960-83-140
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
albums (bound) & books
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
50.8 × 40.5 cm (20 × 15 15/16 in.)
made in
USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1960-83-140
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq480777beb-d4a0-427e-bd19-0959ad3787fe
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