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Ticket for admission into Fonthill Abbey: P.13026-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ticket for admission into Fonthill Abbey

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Higham, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Description

The ticket is filled out

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1823

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 200 mm Width 130 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: around border

  • Text: THIS TICKET WILL ADMIT TWO VISITORS ON ANY TWO DAYS DURING THE VIEW AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE / FONTHILL / ABBEY / 1823 / VISITORS
  • Location: Plate centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Stedman Whitwell Arch. del.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Thomas Higham sculpsit
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13026-R
Primary reference Number: 185866
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 23 November 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ticket for admission into Fonthill Abbey" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/185866 Accessed: 2024-09-21 18:08:37

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/185866 |title=Ticket for admission into Fonthill Abbey |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-09-21 18:08:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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