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The Dead-Nettle: P.864-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Dead-Nettle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gosse, Sylvia

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1926-06) by Gosse, Sylvia

Dating

Production date: AD 1923

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 177 mm Width 126 mm
Sheet Height 202 mm Width 154 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Gosse
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Sylvia Gosse
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: The dead-nettle / 1923
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.864-R
Primary reference Number: 1402

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

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) "The Dead-Nettle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1402 Accessed: 2024-04-16 23:44:50

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1402 |title=The Dead-Nettle |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-16 23:44:50|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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