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"He and I built a whole fleet of ships of every rig, from a frigate to a cutter, over at the carpenter's.": P.1178-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"He and I built a whole fleet of ships of every rig, from a frigate to a cutter, over at the carpenter's."
What sent me to sea

Maker(s)

Designer: Pettie, John
Printmaker: Dalziel family

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

Production date: AD 1862

Note

Cut from Good Words, 1862, illustration to What sent me to sea, p.264.

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 149 mm Width 111 mm
Sheet Height 160 mm Width 120 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J. Pettie
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: DALZIEL SC
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "He and I built a whole fleet of ships of every rig, from a frigate to a cutter, over at the carpenter's."
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1178-1991
Primary reference Number: 24624
Stable URI

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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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/24624 |title="He and I built a whole fleet of ships of every rig, from a frigate to a cutter, over at the carpenter's." |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-02 20:29:30|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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