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"But you will gather the children round, and tell them a tale of the fairy rings.": P.849-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"But you will gather the children round, and tell them a tale of the fairy rings."

Maker(s)

Designer: Houghton, Arthur Boyd

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1860 - 1870

Note

Cut from the Quiver, p. 777

Letterpress on verso

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 162 mm Width 118 mm
Sheet Height 253 mm Width 173 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AHoughton
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: C.P. & G. Sc.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: (Drawn by A. B. Houghton.)
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: "But you will gather the children round, / And tell them a tale of the fairy rings."- p. 775.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.849-1991
Primary reference Number: 21111
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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