Book cover, England, 1631
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1631
Book cover of of canvas covered with satin and embroidered with silver and silver-gilt threads, strip and purl, spangles and a little coloured silk in raised, couched and laid work.
The design on the back and front consist of an oval cartouche with a soldier in armour and helmet with raised visor pointing to the sun emerging from clouds above. The spandrels are filled with a design of formal roses and leaves. The design on the spine is almost obliterated but appears to have consisted of a sun emerging from clouds between rose and leaf motifs. The binding contains a copy of the Bible printed in London in 1631.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 6.125 in; Width: 3.5 in
- Materials and techniques
- Canvas covered with satin, embroidered with silver and silver-gilt threads, spangles and coloured silk
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O358222
- Museum object number
- T.100-1964
- Marks and inscriptions
- [{'content': 'October 24th 1776', 'inscriber': {'name': {'text': '', 'id': ''}, 'association': {'text': '', 'id': ''}}, 'date': {'text': '', 'earliest': None, 'latest': None}, 'description': '', 'interpretation': '', 'language': '', 'medium': '', 'method': '', 'position': '', 'script': '', 'translation': '', 'transliteration': '', 'type': '', 'note': 'Inscribed inside the cover'}]
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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