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Add MS 88931/13/6/7
- Record Id:
- 040-001608057
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000897929
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001442.0x000032
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 88931/13/6/7
- Title:
- Alice: Border Illustration
- Scope & Content:
- Printing plate etched with decorative border by Mervyn Peake drawn for the cover of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (London: Allan Wingate, 1954), featuring characters from Through the Looking Glass. Block inscribed 'Mrs Peake'. Card stuck to reverse of block features printed version of the illustration with inscription in Maeve Gilmore's hand: ‘Christmas [‘1976’ crossed out and replaced with] 1977. 1, Drayton Gardens SW10 9RY’. This border was printed on the inside of the Peake family's 1979 Christmas card - see Add MS 88931/13/12. Undated.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000897929
033-001119927
036-001607323
040-001608057 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88931 : Mervyn Peake Archive
Add MS 88931/13 : Papers of Maeve Gilmore and the Mervyn Peake Estate
Add MS 88931/13/6 : Printing Plates
Add MS 88931/13/6/7 : Alice: Border Illustration - Hierarchy:
- 032-000897929[0013]/033-001119927[0006]/036-001607323[0007]/040-001608057
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88931
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1954
- End Date:
- 1954
- Date Range:
- [1954]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 201mm x 150mm x 22mm
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)