Binding for The Art Album

Albert Warren, designer

1861

Gilt blocking on purple cloth, with a chromolithographic inlay

10½ x 7¾ inches

Though unsigned, this impressive binding can be attributed to Albert Warren. The stylised flowers and flexible vines are unmistakeably his, recreating motifs that are found on bindings which are signed.

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