Graphic design on paper for ‘The Battlefield Treasure’
Probably by Harry Napper
[1896]
Cloth binding
8 x 6 inches
This design by Napper is closely linked to the covers of Talwin Morris and was clearly intended to conform to Blackie's house-style. The extended verticals, combined with an abstracted floral motif, are typical examples of the lexicon of Scottish Art Nouveau.
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Photograph by the Museum of Domestic Art and Architecture, Middlesex University, and text by Simon Cooke