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Little Tom the Sailor: P.470-1985

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Little Tom the Sailor

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

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Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 580 mm
Width: 190 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1800

Note

Little Tom the Sailor, by William Hayley, headpiece, text, tailpiece and colophon 1800

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Relief etching

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.470-1985
Primary reference Number: 118254
Bindman: 384
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 1 October 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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