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'Disguised Fairies': PD.765-1975

Awaiting location update

Titles

'Disguised Fairies'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 89 mm
Width: 59 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Concerned with designs for costumes and sets for the book of the play 'Crossings', a fairy play by Walter de la Mare

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink on tracing paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Disguised Fairies Act V
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: reverse
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: (numbered for printing)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.765-1975
Primary reference Number: 13025

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

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) "'Disguised Fairies'" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13025 Accessed: 2024-05-06 06:08:07

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13025 |title='Disguised Fairies' |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-06 06:08:07|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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