Watercolor drawing of a palette, with colored paints in a line across the top, five paint brushes emerging from the thumb hole on the right side and a garland of holly leaves and berries wraps around three sides of the palette. Intended as a vignette as indicated by the words penned in ink below "End of Vol. III".
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed by the artist with initials at bottom of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Date from decorated title page indicating that the volumes of this copy were "... privately illustrated 1884-1890"., Mounted above drawing is a proof state of a mezzotint engraving after Reynolds entitled The age of innocence., and Bound in as page 240 in volume 9 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
A drawing of a crown and scepter; the gold crown is decorated with large jewels and purple cloth
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed by the artist with initials in lower right corner of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Date from decorated title page indicating that the volumes of this copy were "... privately illustrated 1884-1890"., Window mounted below drawing is an engraved portrait of King George III., and Bound in as page 278 in volume 3 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
A drawing of five birds in a decorative scrolling pattern on the privately printed title page of an extra-illustrated volume; it fills the space along the right margin and extends over the top of the text block; the top two image show two birds in flight with the three circles below showing birds perched on branches
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed by the artist with initials in lower right portion of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Date from specially printed title page indicating that the volumes of this copy were "... privately illustrated 1884-1890"., and Bound as page 10 in volume 7 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
Drawing of a decorative border of flowers executed on a privately printed title page to an extra-illustrated volume. Arranged in a vertical column, four circular designs formed from twisted branches
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed by the artist with initials in lower right portion of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Date from specially printed title page indicating that the volumes of this copy were "... privately illustrated 1884-1890"., and Bound in as page 12 in volume 4 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
Drawing of cherry blossoms and cherries on the privately printed title page to an extra-illustrated volume. The pink and white flowers, green leaves, and red fruits extend above and to the right of the printed text on the page
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed by the artist in ink in lower right portion of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Date from specially printed title page indicating that the volumes of this copy were "... privately illustrated 1884-1890"., and Bound in as page 10 in volume 1 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
Drawing of an urn from which grows ivy with clusters of purple berries climbing a stone wall behind; decorates the right margin of the text block on the title page
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed by the artist with initials in lower left portion of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Date from specially printed title page indicating that the volumes of this copy were "... privately illustrated 1884-1890"., and Bound in as page 14 in volume 10 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world/ edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
