Title

Gold book cover, 19th century, (1881). Creator: John Watkins.

Caption

Gold book cover, 19th century, (1881). Etching of an embossed and enamelled book cover, made in Europe, probably in the 19th century. The front depicts the Creation of Eve, with the Fountain of Youth on the back. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F37_040

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,2Mb (3,1Mb) / 18,2in x 13,0in / 5473 x 3906 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious arts religion metal book museum decorative Christianity gold century creation literature artefact concept mythology artifact embossed EVE 19th century enamel B W Adam And Eve Victoria and Albert Museum nineteenth century The Print Collector Museum of Ornamental Art South Kensington Museum Fountain of Youth etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum book cover V&A enamelled bassetaille John Watkins Watkins John V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston