Design for an Armorial Escutcheon
Anonymous, British, 19th century
19th century · Graphite · Drawings and Prints
This bookplate design uses curling acanthus leaves to frame a crowned helmet atop a shield, the crown suggesting a royal or noble family line. The book owner's name would have been added to the scroll below when the design was engraved.
- Artist
- Anonymous, British, 19th century
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Graphite
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Transfered from the Museum Archives
