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Boston Athenaeum bookplate (Howard W. Lang): P.167-2003

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Boston Athenaeum bookplate (Howard W. Lang)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ruzicka, Rudolph

Entities

Categories

Description

One of a collection of 62 bookplates given to John Dreyfus by Harold Hugo in September 1980 (P.164 to P.225-2003)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003) by Dreyfus, John

School or Style

American

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Letterpress
Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: FROM THE INCOME OF A FUND GIVEN BY HOWARD W. LANG A PROPRIETOR BOSTON ATHENAEUM
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.167-2003
Primary reference Number: 160566
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 August 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Boston Athenaeum bookplate (Howard W. Lang)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/160566 Accessed: 2024-12-04 10:16:22

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/160566 |title=Boston Athenaeum bookplate (Howard W. Lang) |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-04 10:16:22|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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