General
General
Object Auto ID
68031
Alternate Codes
159113
Common Name
Ink drawing
Classified Name
Drawing
Local Name
Mendelssohn Library Bookplate; Sketch of Mendelssohn Library Bookplate
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Ex Libris design of a map of Africa on drapery in the background. In the foreground is a bust of C.J. Rhodes on a short column in the lower right corner. On the left is an open book with the words "Africa's great men ... Adventurers, Travellers, Statesmen, soldiers."

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Drawing
Distinguishing Features

Mendelssohn Rhodes

Inscriptions
No inscription on front of work. On the back in pencil: Sketch of bookplate, E.C. Gillespy, 6 New Court W.C.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Bound in a folder together with the A4 envelope with its info written in pencil.; Card size 300 x 240 mm. Image 190 x 110 mm
History
Object Age Comment
Date Unknown
Maker Comment
GILLESPY, Eric C.
Collector Comment
Ink on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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