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A Head of Hair for Sale: P.11906-R(38)

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Head of Hair for Sale
Once a Week

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1860

Note

Cut from the periodical 'Once a Week', 3 November 1860, p. 519. Letterpress verso.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.11906-R(38)
Primary reference Number: 174813
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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