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August: P.107-1953(8)

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

August
Twelve wood engravings for a calendar printed by the Monotype Corporation

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ravilious, Eric William
Publisher: Lanston Monotype Corporation Limited

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Legal notes

Transferred from the University Library, being part of some material given by Lanston Monotype Corporation Limited. Not to be recorded in the annual report.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1953) by Anonymous

Dating

Production date: AD 1933

Note

The wood engravings form the upper half of each sheet, the lower half given to the calendar and the company's address.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.107-1953(8)
Primary reference Number: 140730
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 6 August 2020 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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