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Illustratio to the 'Fairy Ship' (pub. 1869): 2029

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Illustratio to the 'Fairy Ship' (pub. 1869)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Crane, Walter

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Production date: not after AD 1869

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sight Size Height 210 mm Width 160 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, pen, ink and watercolour on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: The sails they were of satin / The mast it was of gold
  • Location: Top right

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2029
Primary reference Number: 10121
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Illustratio to the 'Fairy Ship' (pub. 1869)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10121 Accessed: 2024-11-22 07:18:33

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10121 |title=Illustratio to the 'Fairy Ship' (pub. 1869) |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 07:18:33|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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