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Title
Les reines de l'aiguille : modistes et couturières, [Binding components]
Names
Spencer, William Augustus, 1855-1912 (Donor)
Gruel, Léon, 1841-1923 (Binder)
Collection

Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer

Les reines de l'aiguille: modistes et couturières. (Étude parisienne)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1902 - 1923 (Approximate)
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. French 1902
Topics
Bookbinding
Genres
Book covers
bindings (gathered matter components)
Notes
Content: Binding by Gruel, of white crushed levant morocco, gilt. Sides within two frames of fillets inlaid in olive green, the inner adorned with small flowers in gilt and with semicircular indentations at the corners, containing the arms of Paris in gold and silver on a mosaic of blue and red, and small ornaments composed of thimbles, scissors, needles and thread. Doublé with white morocco. Center panel within two fillets inlaid in olive green, and an inner frame of two fillets in gilt interlacing and entwined with delicately tooled foliage and small flowers in gilt and colors. Back tooled, lettered and inlaid. With gilt edges and lining of green grosgrain silk. Original covers bound in. In loose leather protective cover, tooled and lettered, and inserted in slip case.
Description
Front cover, front doublure, front endpaper, back endpaper, back doublure, back cover, spine.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16833101
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c10684d0-c5c6-012f-0d21-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1855: Creator Born
  • 1902: Created (Approximate)
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. " Les reines de l'aiguille " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1902 - 1923. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-432a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. " Les reines de l'aiguille " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-432a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1902 - 1923). Les reines de l'aiguille Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-432a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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 Les reines de l'aiguille