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Titlepage: 1606 f.3

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Titlepage
Illustrated 'Preface'

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
Watercolour

Components of the work

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

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 5
  • Location: Top right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: monogram; the letter 'C' contains a profile view of a stylized bird, with a letter 'v' either side of its legs

  • Text: C vv
  • Location: On the artist's palette
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: THE / BABY'S / OWN / AESOP / .BEING.THE.FABLES.CONDENSED.IN.RHYME. / .WITH.PORTABLE.MORALS. / .PICTORIALLY.POINTED. / BY / .WALTER.CRANE. / ENGRAVED & PRINTED IN COLOURS BY / EDMUND.EVANS.
  • Location: On the scroll
  • Method of creation: Red ink? with traces of black
  • Text: LONDON.&.NEW YORK. / GEORGE.ROUTLEDGE / & SONS / MDCCCLXXXVII
  • Location: Beneath the above
  • Method of creation: Red ink? with traces of black
  • Text: 6
  • Location: Verso, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: ENGRAVER EE & PRINTER / PREFACE
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: For this rhymed version / of the Fables I have / to thank my early / friend and master W.J.LINTON, / who kindly placed the M.S. at my / disposal. I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book / still belongs to him. / Walter Crane
  • Location: Verso, below the above
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1606 f.3
Primary reference Number: 10086
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 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) "Titlepage" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10086 Accessed: 2024-11-23 23:40:31

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10086 |title=Titlepage |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-23 23:40:31|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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