White and Gold Series slipcase [Top, extra piece in place]

White and Gold Series slipcase [Top, extra piece in place]

Item Information

Title:
White and Gold Series slipcase [Top, extra piece in place]
Description:
Red cloth, gold stamped at top on a pasted-on piece of matching cloth with the titles of the four enclosed books and the name "White and Gold Series" in Gothic lettering, and a floral scroll from the books' cover design.
Binding designer:
Whitman, Sarah
Date:
1890
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
Book covers
Location:
Boston Public Library
Collection (local):
Boston Public Library Collection
Series:
Sarah Wyman Whitman Bindings
Extent:
1 item : book cover
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43pb67t
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
The onlay was intended to create a more formal presentation by covering the original gold stamps of the enclosed books' spines. The set was initially issued as the "Dollar Classics."
Part of series: White and Gold Series
Notes (ownership):
Benton Fund
Notes (object):
Slipcase
Identifier:
06_04_000262
Call #:
PS2252.H6