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George Measom (artist), after T. Sulman, Kálidása (author), Stephen Austin (pubilsher/printer)

Sakoontalá, 1855

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Medium

bound volume with one wood-engraved frontispiece and fourteen wood-engraved illustrations by George Measom after T. Sulman; one color title-page and one illuminated title-page; all borders and decorations colored and heightened with gold

Dimensions

page size: 21.9 x 16.8 cm (8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
book: 23 x 18.3 x 3 cm (9 1/16 x 7 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
case: 25.4 x 21.5 x 4.8 cm (10 x 8 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

William B. O'Neal Fund

Accession Number

2009.23.1

Artists / Makers

George Measom (artist) British (?), active 19th century

T. Sulman (artist after) British (?), active 19th century

Kálidása (author) Indian, active 4th century

Stephen Austin (publisher) founded 1768

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Inscription

Stamped on upper cover: SAKOONTALA / OR THE / LOST RING; on spine: INDRA / SAKOONTALA / KANWA / HERTFORD. / STEPHEN AUSTIN; on verso of first free end paper in graphite by later hand: (not dec.) / McLean pg 57 / Victorian publisher binding / illustrates this binding / 63930 / LBB / I29

Provenance

(Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books, London); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Shapero Rare Books, Bernard J.