Book

Collection

MC

Brief description

Red and silver leather bound book with figure of Alice in a blue dress with a pink box, on front and back in linen painted with watercolour, padded and embroidered, with accompanying box. Faith Shannon, 1973.

Title

Through The Looking Glass

Object number (per part)

B.5:1
B.5:2

Object name (per part)

book
box

Location - controlled (per part)

Offsite Storage
Offsite Storage

Production person

Production date

1973

Production place

Guildford

Material

leather
linen
board
paper
velvet

Technique

bookbinding
painted
embroidery

Physical description

Red and silver leather bound book with figure of Alice on front and back in linen painted with watercolour, padded and embroidered. Contained in a box lined with blue velvet and covered in marbled paper with red leather spine.

Dimensions

height (object): 3.2cm
length (object): 20.5cm
width (object): 16cm
height (box): 7cm
length (box): 22.3cm
width (box): 19cm