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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Alphabet

Maker(s)

Calligrapher: Yallop, Rachel

Categories

Description

Gouache with a ruling pen on black Canson Mi Teintes paper

Legal notes

Given by the Rachel Yallop

Measurements and weight

Height: 583 mm
Width: 423 mm

Relative size of this object

42.3 m58.3 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Yallop, Rachel

Dating

Production date: AD 2003

Materials used in production

Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( black; Canson Mi Teintes)
Decoration

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CAL 53-2007
Primary reference Number: 167371
Old object number: Calligraphy/Yallop/2
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 1 April 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Alphabet" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167371 Accessed: 2023-03-30 19:57:43

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