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Asylum for the deaf and dumb: P.14200-R-122

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Object information

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Titles

Asylum for the deaf and dumb

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dyer, Richard H.

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Description

Inscriptions "Engraved by Richd H. Dyer formerly a pupil in the asylum" and "The anniversary meeting will be on Friday, June 3, 1836, at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate Street, the right honourable the Lord Mayor in the chair. Dinner to be on table at half-past five o'clock precisely..."

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval, 1923

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1836

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Steel engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14200-R-122
Primary reference Number: 206035
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024 Last processed: Tuesday 29 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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