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Miss Cruikshanks: PD.27-1971

Awaiting location update

Titles

Miss Cruikshanks

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Downman, John

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 210 mm
Width: 173 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1971-07) by King, Herbert Ryder

Dating

Production date: AD 1783

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black and red chalk, with stump on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: apparently Downman's hand

  • Text: Miss Cruikshanks 1782. Duplicate. / She came from the West Indies.
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: MS label

Inscription present: small circular label, bearing Buttery number

  • Text: HAB/A/120/A
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.27-1971
Primary reference Number: 15374

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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) "Miss Cruikshanks" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/15374 Accessed: 2024-05-01 17:20:46

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/15374 |title=Miss Cruikshanks |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-01 17:20:46|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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