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The Preparation (The Toilet): P.873-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Preparation (The Toilet)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gosse, Sylvia

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1915-06) by Gosse, Sylvia

Dating

Production date: AD 1912

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 294 mm Width 187 mm
Sheet Height 524 mm Width 398 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 Preparation
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.873-R
Primary reference Number: 1413

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Preparation (The Toilet)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1413 Accessed: 2024-04-25 01:35:54

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