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Two fine women of printing - Lillian Marks and Elva Marshall: PM 49-2003

Object information

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Titles

Two fine women of printing - Lillian Marks and Elva Marshall

Maker(s)

Designer: Norman, Bonnie Thompson
Printer: Amory Center for the Arts Letterpress Studio

Categories

Description

One sheet of lilac paper folded into eight, forming pages 17.8 x 11.5 cm. Found in PB 66-2003. Also typed note by John Dreyfus giving date of Lillian Marks death.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1991-11-02

Note

" ... this tribute to Elva Marshall and Lillian Marks was designed by Bonnie Thompson Norman and printed at the Amory Center for the Arts Letterpress Studio ... Typesetting by Patrick Reagh. 250 copies were completed 2 November 1991"--Colophon

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PM 49-2003
Primary reference Number: 94636
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 24 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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