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Baby's Own Aesop: 1606 f.1

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Titles

Baby's Own Aesop
Clothed animals; a pair of spectacles

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Crane, Walter

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1931-12) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Page Size Height 179 mm Width 181 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and black ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1
  • Location: Top right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: BABY'S / OWN / AESOP
  • Location: On book page
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: 17048
  • Location: Bottom
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 2
  • Location: Verso, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 17046
  • Location: Verso, bottom
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1606 f.1
Primary reference Number: 10084

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Baby's Own Aesop" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10084 Accessed: 2024-05-05 08:12:42

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10084 |title=Baby's Own Aesop |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-05 08:12:42|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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