Book Jacket

Item Information

Title:
Book Jacket
Description:
Embossed leather has all over diamond and flower motif with border of fish-like figures; front has central shield, opens to embossed leather sleeves with shell-like pattern, satin lining and leather strip with tassel as a bookmark.
Date:
1900–1991
Format:
Books
Genre:
embossing (technique)
leather
satin
book jackets
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
lozenges
figure- and animal-derived motifs
fish (animals)
flowers (plant components)
floral patterns
shields (motifs)
Leather
Embossed
Satin
Shield
Fish
Diamond
Flower
Places:
New Hampshire > Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
13.375 in. x 9 in. (H x W); 6.75 in. x 9 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/6542
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.1333
Identifier:
6542