print;
book;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1992,0406.242
- Description
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Owen, Emily. The Heroines of Domestic Life. . By Mrs. Octavius Freire Owen. A new edition. London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, Farringdon Street; New York: 56, Walker Street, 1862. London: Cox and Wyman, printers, Great Queen Street. xii, 403p. 7 plates. The plates are signed with the monogram of John Dawson Watson, and also signed: “Dalziel”. Robin de Beaumont's notes regarding price and dating of this copy are written on the front endpaper verso. The bookplate of Robin de Beaumont is on the front paste down.
Binding: The design is by John Leighton. Beige yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Red morocco vertical-grain cloth. Both covers identically blocked in blind on the borders and on the corners with an ornamental frame. Two fillets are blocked on the borders. Leaf and curling stems are blocked in blind on each corner. The upper cover central vignette is blocked in gold. The title: "/ The/ Heroines/ of/ Domestic/ Life/" is blocked in gold. The capitals "H", "D", "L" are blocked in horizontal hatch gold rectangles, each with a single gold fillet blocked on its borders. A border of three curved and joined fillets is blocked around the title. On either side of words: "The Heroines", the quotations: "/ A/ good name/ is rather to be chosen/ than great riches/ &/ loving favour/ rather than silver/ and gold. Prov. 22 clv./" are blocked in relief within ribbon-shaped gold lettering-pieces. Signed "JL" in relief as separate letters within a small gold diamond at the base of the vignette. The spine is blocked in gold and relief. A single fillet is blocked in gold on the perimeter. From the head downwards, the decoration is: two ribbons, tied in knots; the words: "/ Heroines/ of/ Domestic/ Life/ Mrs. Owen./" are blocked in relief within five rectangular gold lettering-pieces, each of which has a single fillet blocked in gold on its borders; knotted ribbons and threads are blocked between and below the title words; a young lady is blocked within a heart shape formed by double fillets; the lady holds a scroll, blocked in gold as a lettering-piece, with the words: "/ Faith/ love & duty/" blocked in relief within the scroll; signed "JL" in gold as separate letters underneath the lady; a fillet; the word: "/ Illustrated/" is blocked in gold within a cartouche formed by a single gold fillet; a gold fillet is blocked at the tail.
- Production date
- 1862
- Dimensions
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Height: 177 millimetres
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Thickness: 35 millimetres
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Width: 120 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Heroines of Domestic Life
- Acquisition date
- 1992
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1992,0406.242
