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Campaign card for Henry Berkeley, M.P. for Bristol (?): P.13053-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Campaign card for Henry Berkeley, M.P. for Bristol (?)
Illustrations of the Rent Laws

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Thackeray, William Makepeace (Possibly after)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1839

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 77 mm Width 114 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching : Printed in red ink
Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE RENT LAWS.
  • Location: Sheet upper cetnre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: BERKELEY / AND A LARGE LOAF.
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: CHANDOS / & Co. / By their / Own Letters / PATENT, / Purveyros / TO THE / PEOPLE. / BREAD / 1s A LOAF
  • Location: Sheet centre left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: POLISH BREAD MART. / BREAD 4d A LOAF. / NB Goods taken in Exchange.
  • Location: Sheet centre right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13053-R
Primary reference Number: 185956
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 15 December 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 19 December 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) "Campaign card for Henry Berkeley, M.P. for Bristol (?)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/185956 Accessed: 2024-04-24 20:34:49

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