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Design for front cover and spine of Rudyard Kipling's "Plain Tales from the Hills": PD.162-1975

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Design for front cover and spine of Rudyard Kipling's "Plain Tales from the Hills"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Wood, Joan Kingsford

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given in memory of the artist.

Measurements and weight

Height: 230 mm
Width: 170 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 tracing paper
Drawn Margin Height 200 mm Width 160 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on tracing paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: title and author's name in a cartouche

  • Location: Design for cover
  • Text: An Interpreter of Empire Edition
  • Location: On scroll

Inscription present: name, author, edition and publisher

  • Location: Design for spine

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.162-1975
Primary reference Number: 14544
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Design for front cover and spine of Rudyard Kipling's "Plain Tales from the Hills"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14544 Accessed: 2024-12-23 08:03:50

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