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Design for Front Cover and Spine of Rudyard Kipling's "Plain Tales from the Hills": PD.161-1975

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Titles

Design for Front Cover and Spine of Rudyard Kipling's "Plain Tales from the Hills"
Free hand designs for cover and spines of 12 books with different designs - small drawings of flowers and a cat

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Wood, Joan Kingsford

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Categories

Legal notes

Given in memory of the artist.

Measurements and weight

Height: 255 mm
Width: 186 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1975) by Wood, W. R.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Drawn Margin Height 201 mm Width 167 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: with Author's name

  • Text: Plain Tales from the Hills
  • Location: Top

Inscription present: title, author, edition and publisher

  • Location: Spine

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.161-1975
Primary reference Number: 14542

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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