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Design for a pair of firedogs: 2207(2)

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Design for a pair of firedogs

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Stevens, Alfred George

Entities

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Description

There are two mounted together.

Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Black chalk
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper ( laid down)
Each Sheet Height 255 mm Width 99 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and watercolour with traces of black chalk on tracing paper, laid down on mount
Pen and ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2207(2)
Primary reference Number: 19484

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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