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• Author/Creator:Valentine, Mary Ellet Kendall.
  
• Title:Mary Ellet Kendall Valentine Binding Collection.
  
• Physical Description:2 linear feet (2 boxes).
  

• Yale Holdings

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  • Location:LSF - Haas Arts Special Collections (Non-Circulating)
    Request for Use in Haas Arts Library Special Collections
    
    
  • Call Number: AOB 109
    
  • Status:Not Checked Out
    

   
• Notes:Gift of Sarah V. Nerber, 2008, in honor of her father James A. Valentine '02.
  
• Biographical / Historical note:Mary Ellet Kendall married James A. Valentine '02.
  
• Summary:Mary Ellet Kendall Valentine and her sister, Sarah Ellet Kendall, were privledged to travel to England to study bookbinding with T. J. Coden-Sanderson, proprietor of the Doves Press and close associate of William Morris. Full leather bindings with gold stamped decorations showcase both the technical and design skills of Mary Valentine and Sarah Kendall. The intricate patterns are influenced by their Arts & Crafts training, but also show a tendency toward Art Deco and other modern influences. The collection includes bindings executed jointly as well as solo work by Mary Valentine. This is an extensive example of fine binding by one artist.
  
• Format:Archives or Manuscripts
• Indexes/Finding aids:Unpublished preliminary finding aid in repository.
  
• Cite as:Mary Ellet Kendall Valentine Binding Collection. Arts Library, Yale University.
  
• Subjects:Book ornamentation--United States--Specimens.
  Bookbinding--United States--Specimens.
  Bookbinding.
  
• Also listed under:Kendall, Sarah Ellet.