Floral full cover die

Object/Artifact

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Floral full cover die

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.1

Description

A full cover allover pattern of scrolling foliage with beaded outside borders and an oval gap for separate title & author plate. Bottom of the oval has a laurel border and central flower, with a vase centered in the lower half of the plate.

Collection

Historic

Made/Created

Date made

1852 - 1971

Place

City

Cambridge

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Die, Binder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Bookbinding Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Printing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

brass die

Material

Brass

Web Links and URLs

Brief history of Riverside Press