Study for stamped device: small bird perched on a wrist, and the initials H F. [graphic], HRC 1150. 1938.

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Study for stamped device: small bird perched on a wrist, and the initials H F. [graphic], HRC 1150. 1938.

Preliminary sketch for device stamped in gold on cover of Helen Foley's Poems (J.M. Dent ? the title page features a 3.8 cm. version. Sepia conte crayon on verso for tracing purposes.

1 drawing : graphite pencil on paper ; sheet 8 3/4 x 5 5/8" (22.2 x 14.4 cm.).

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Gill, Eric, 1882-1940

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English sculptor and engraver. Arthur Eric Rowton Gill, best known as Eric Gill, was born in Brighton, Sussex on February 22, 1882 to minister Arthur Tidman Gill and light-opera singer (Cicely) Rose King. They moved to Chichester in 1897, where Gill studied at the Chichester Technical and Art School (1897-1900). In 1900, Gill moved to London to study architecture under William Douglas Caröe, taking classes in practical masonry at Westminster Institute and in lettering and illumination at the Ce...