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Bill head for Arabella Hall, Milliner & Dress Maker, Bath: P.13004-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bill head for Arabella Hall, Milliner & Dress Maker, Bath

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hollway, Joseph

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Description

Blank bill head, included in a book of trade cards of Bath from the 1830s.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1830 CE - Circa 1840 CE

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 119 mm Width 184 mm
Plate Height 68 mm Width 184 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ________________Bath ______ 18 / Bought of Mrs Hall, / RIBBONS Milliner and Dress Maker, GLOVES / No.44 Milsom Street / AND AT 5, BRIDGE STREET. / WEDDING & FOREIGN ORDERS executed with DESPATCH. FAMILY MOURNING on the SHORTEST NOTICE.
  • Location: Plate centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Hollway sc. Bath
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13004-R
Primary reference Number: 185835

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 November 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 May 2017

Associated departments & institutions

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

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