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"Drawing from familiar objects": 1258(5)

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

"Drawing from familiar objects"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Caldecott, Randolph

Entities

Categories

Description

This is the head of a letter, bearing the date 11 Aug. 1874, and the artist's address in Grt. Russell Street

Measurements and weight

Height: 72 mm
Width: 113 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 21
  • Location: Mount, top right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: hard Work
  • Location: Mount, left of sketch
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: (writing)
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1258(5)
Primary reference Number: 9215
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) ""Drawing from familiar objects"" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9215 Accessed: 2024-12-22 10:27:37

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9215 |title="Drawing from familiar objects" |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 10:27:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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