Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush.

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Creator

Ian Maclaren.

Title

Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush.

Coverage

New York:

Publisher

Dodd, Mead and Company,

Date

1896

Subject

Cover design by Alice C. Morse.

Description

After studying art and design at the Woman’s Art School of the Cooper Union, Alice Morse (1863-1961) worked briefly for Tiffany & Co. before switching her focus to designing book covers. She created over 83 decorative covers, varying her style to each book. Stamped in light grey-green, this thistle design in the Art Nouveau style contains Morse’s monogram “A” and “M” at the bottom edge of the design. Morse also used a fused “A” and “M” for her signature.

Source

From the Collection of McKey Winston Berkman