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Book 9 May 1878

94 pp

Small leather-bound book with printed textile samples. Mostly small-patterned florals and geometrics and some cretonne cloth. Predominantly browns, grays and blues.

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Book Clasp

2 pp

L x W (a): 6.3 × 4.1 cm (2 1/2 × 1 5/8 in.)

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Book Clasp

2 pp

L x W (b): 4.7 × 4.8 cm (1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)

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A sidewall fragment was repurposed for use here as a book cover. The sidewall design consists of two horizontal registers of running leaves and small floral motifs separated by a band of small, rectangular-shaped forest-green checkerboards. The upper register of leaves is highlighted with white and black flowers. The lower register is composed entirely of small black and white flowers on vines. In

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Book Endpaper Design: Two Paisley Bands

3 pp

Two identical bands of stylized paisley motifs. The teardrop-shaped forms contain elaborate orange and red patterns incorporating leaves and black dots and are positioned against a blue background. Between these two large bands are smaller cream, orange, and red decorated strips; one consists of black dots, an orange background, and red triangle-like forms, and the other contains red and orange fl

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Book cover

3 pp

H x W (each): 25.4 x 36.8 cm (10 x 14 1/2 in.)

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Book cover

1 pp

Book cover. Silk embroidered on linen showing geometric patterns in green, red, yellow and white on a blue ground. Silver clasps.

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Book cover

2 pp

Embroidered satin book cover of red satin decorated with embroidery in silks, metal threads and paillettes. The front cover has a shield surmounted by a Cardinal's hat. The shield has a tree with confronted animals (lions?) on either side and is topped with a crown. Foliage and a broken fret in metal threads and paillettes frame the shield. The back cover has a central design of two ovals with the

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