Henry's book
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1951
"Henry's book" is a child's rag book cover made of embroidered linen, designed and embroidered by Jeanne Mount in England in 1951. The piece measures 25 inches in length by 5.5 inches in width and unfolds horizontally into a series of square segments divided and edged with stitched blue borders.
The exterior cover page is embroidered with the inscription "HENRY'S / BOOK" set against patterned vertical lines and small decorative accents. The reverse side of three segments features needlework depicting distinct insects, each centered within its own bordered panel. Four birds are also worked on the inside pages of the linen rag book cover.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Embroidered linen
- Dimensions
- Width: 5.5 in; Length: 25 in
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: On the book cover; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: 'HENRY'S / BOOK'; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- Jeanne Mount; Jeanne Mount
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Henry's book
- Museum object number
- CIRC.227-1962
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.