A Suggestion in Book Illustrating

Author Issued by Fortescue Wetherman & Co. British

19th–20th century

Not on view

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Title: A Suggestion in Book Illustrating
Author: Issued by Fortescue Wetherman & Co. (Enfield, Middlesex)
Published in: Enfield
Date: 19th–20th century
Medium: Illustrations: collotype
Dimensions: 7 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (19 × 12.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.630.38
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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