Letter file
Coutts and Co.
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Cardboard, Paper
Measurements
238 x 167 x 56 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1119098
Summary
Letter file - rectangular box with hinged board and brass clasp, the cover inscribed by Ellen Terry 'Postcards and Bookplates'. The spine inscribed 'Coutts and Co' with two labels (indecipherable). Inside cover having bookplate 'Winchelsea Ex Libris Ellen Terry' (inscribed by Ellen Terry 'designed for Ellen Terry by Edward Gordon Craig') and 'Henry Irving' (inscribed by Ellen Terry 'designed for H.I. by William Padget')
Marks and inscriptions
Designed for H.I - by / William Padget (inscribed on bookplate 'Henry Irving' on inside cover, in Ellen Terry's hand)
Makers and roles
Coutts and Co., supplier