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A plough share: PD.96a-1963

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Titles

A plough share

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Warwick (from the Warwick Album, part of lot 127a), sale Sotheby's, 17 June 1936; bt. P. & D. Colnaghi; bt. Ingram 1936

Measurements and weight

Height: 95 mm
Width: 163 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Whitening
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down on card)

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen, ink and grey wash, heightened with white, on paper, laid down on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Iron
  • Location: Top of shaft
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: iron
  • Location: Blade of plough-share
  • Method of creation: Ink

Inscription present: deleted

  • Text: iron
  • Location: Bottom of shaft
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.96a-1963
Primary reference Number: 8406

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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