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An Album of Nursery-Land Verses: PD.40-1976

Object information

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Titles

An Album of Nursery-Land Verses

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Ault, Lena
Draughtsman: Ault, Norman

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Description

18 sheets of thick paper in varying sizes in covers of green cloth-covered cardboard with ribbon ties (the ribbon in very poor condition)

Notes

History note: Miss O. Ault, the artist's daughter

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1976) by Ault, O.

Note

On the cover, below the title, stencil of five seated children each reading a book - this decoration believed to be the work of Lena Ault

School or Style

British

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: NURSERY-LAND / VERSES
  • Location: On the cover
  • Method of creation: Green bodycolour with drawn margins

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.40-1976
Primary reference Number: 8571
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "An Album of Nursery-Land Verses" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/8571 Accessed: 2024-03-29 10:00:27

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