Six Letter Designs for Kelmscott Press
William Morris (Walthamstow 1834 - Hammersmith 1896)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1880
Materials
Pen, ink and watercolour on paper
Measurements
120 mm (H); 165 mm (W); 255 mm (H); 300 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1287875
Summary
Pen and watercolour drawing - Pen, ink and watercolour. Six letter designs in black ink with white watercolour highlights for the letter T, L, S, N, N and D in gothic script in a square with scrolling leaf ground. Additional pencil sketches in margins. Gilt border, grey card mount; glazed narrow giltwood frame.
Marks and inscriptions
Original designs by William Morris for the Kelmscott Press Sydney Cockerell 25 Dec 1938. (written in ink on reverse)
Makers and roles
William Morris (Walthamstow 1834 - Hammersmith 1896), artist