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Design for front cover and spine for Rudyard Kipling's "Traffic and Discoveries": PD.165-1975

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Design for front cover and spine for Rudyard Kipling's "Traffic and Discoveries"
Five squares filled with figures, animals, flowers; Studies for cover for Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and Guides

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Wood, Joan Kingsford

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 255 mm
Width: 185 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1975) by Wood, W. R.

Note

Verso, squared rectangle (202 x 167 mm).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Margin Size Height 200 mm Width 166 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Soldiers Three and Other Stories
  • Location: Design for cover, in cartouche

Inscription present: with author's name, edition and publishers

  • Text: Traffic and Discoveries
  • Location: Design for spine,

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.165-1975
Primary reference Number: 14548
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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