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Shaving Saloon, or the barber's shop: PD.138-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Shaving Saloon, or the barber's shop

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: May, Philip William

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: P&D Colnaghi &Co, London; bt. Batchelor, August 1954 (£4)

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1901

Note

Published in Punch.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1901
  • Type: Signature and date
  • Text: Yes Sir, they are very strict here, if you scratch a customer it's sixpence but I don't care a damn today, for a have just won a fiver on the Derby'
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.138-2015
Primary reference Number: 214024
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 1 February 2017 Updated: Friday 24 September 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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