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The Curlew: P.865-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Curlew

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gosse, Sylvia

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1925

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 255 mm Width 209 mm
Sheet Height 354 mm Width 287 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 curlew
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.865-R
Primary reference Number: 1403
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 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) "The Curlew" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1403 Accessed: 2024-03-29 14:33:53

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1403 |title=The Curlew |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 14:33:53|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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