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Night sky with five birds: PD.203-1975

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Titles

Night sky with five birds

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 84 mm
Width: 111 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1975) by Gurney, Sophie and Hambro, Elisabeth

Note

An illustration for 'Over the Garden Wall' by Eleanor Farjeon

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: last two words deleted in graphite

  • Text: p97 Old Wife's song and right size
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 3/4 / diameter
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 72a
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Red ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.203-1975
Primary reference Number: 12428

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Night sky with five birds" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/12428 Accessed: 2024-05-03 08:35:16

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/12428 |title=Night sky with five birds |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-03 08:35:16|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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