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Garden Snail: P.29-1983

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Garden Snail

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Chaplin, Charles (British)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1983-10) by Poole, Monica

Note

10/30

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 155 mm Width 250 mm
Plate Height 85 mm Width 110 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Garden Snail
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: 10/30
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Edition
  • Text: Chas Chaplin
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.29-1983
Primary reference Number: 194

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 (2023) "Garden Snail" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/194 Accessed: 2023-11-30 21:57:43

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