Carter's Caps (B30)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Title

Carter's Caps

Made in

Cambridge

Date

1982

Description

Letterpress book of alphabet letters, with captions in Octavian typeface.

Materials and techniques

Cut on wood and printed directly onto paper.

Dimensions

length:  22.2cm
width:  19.3cm
depth:  0.7cm

Object number

B30

Category

  • Carter's Caps,The Rampant Lions Press & Will Carter & Sebastian Carter, 1982, Crafts Council Collection: B30. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.

  • Carter's Caps, The Rampant Lions Press & Will Carter & Sebastian Carter, 1982, Crafts Council Collection: B30. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.

Maker's statement

This represents the sum of Will's thinking on the Roman alphabet. He's been mulling it over for years (Sebastian Carter).