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Source Description
The Guild of Women Binders was established by London bookseller Frank Karslake (1851–1920) to provide educated women with a respectable means of employment and a venue for artistic expression. Guild members followed the aesthetic and moral principles of William Morris (1834–96) and the Arts and Crafts movement, championing the creation of beautiful, hand-made objects over commercially mass-produced ones. This binding of hearts and tulips, although not signed by her, is thought to have been made by Florence de Rheims.
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Document identity
localId
85154
label
The Forsaken Merman
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obj
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book
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
85154
sourceUrl
contentType
book
stage
normalized
title
The Forsaken Merman
description
The Guild of Women Binders was established by London bookseller Frank Karslake (1851–1920) to provide educated women with a respectable means of employment and a venue for artistic expression. Guild members followed the aesthetic and moral principles of William Morris (1834–96) and the Arts and Crafts movement, championing the creation of beautiful, hand-made objects over commercially mass-produced ones. This binding of hearts and tulips, although not signed by her, is thought to have been made by Florence de Rheims.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1901
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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books
rare books
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3
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3
source
import
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no
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.3
height
18.1
depth
1.3
med
ink on parchment bound between boards covered with goatskin and gold
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20458
20460
33532
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MSS
exhibition_ids
3254
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 5/8 × W: 7 1/8 × D: 1/2 in. (14.29 × 18.1 × 1.27 cm)
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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d10513f1b338ed0e
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no
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2
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photo
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c2bd566b07acbc91
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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2beb30eb22c03521
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no
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no