Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
The Forsaken Merman
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2013-2014 | Bookbindings from the Gilded Age. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, London (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 5/8 × W: 7 1/8 × D: 1/2 in. (14.29 × 18.1 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
92.677