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May-Day Country Mirth: P.386-1947

Current Location: In storage

Titles

May-Day Country Mirth

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sturt, John
Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus (After)
Printmaker: Callot, Jacques (After)

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Description

A medley print including a map of Great Britain and Ireland, a ballad sheet entitled 'The May-Day Country Mirth', several playing-cards and copies of prints by Hollar and Callot

Legal notes

Given by Louis Colville Gray Clarke, 1947

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1947) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1706

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.386-1947
Primary reference Number: 309483

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 12 July 2022 Updated: Wednesday 21 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "May-Day Country Mirth" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/309483 Accessed: 2024-04-26 22:14:21

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