Designed by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry. [Reichardt 2011] Dated 1882. “Mullen’s entry on this face reports that Schroeder designed it. Bullen theorizes that it was drawn by Edwin Abbey during the time he illustrated a Shakespearean series for Harper’s Magazine.” [THP]
The contoured initials were adopted by Day & Collins in wood as Harper Rimmed Initials [1897 specimen]. This apparently provided the basis for Photo-Lettering’s Eminence (1962) as well as for one of the Twelve Unusual Alphabets Compiled by Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes (1970).
Weekly Bazaar NF (Nick’s Fonts, 2009) is a digital interpretation.