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Father Christmas and reindeer, Christmas card design: PD.56-2014

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Titles

Father Christmas and reindeer, Christmas card design

Maker(s)

Searle, Ronald William Fordham

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Ronald Searle

Legal notes

Given by the artist's family, 2014

Measurements and weight

Height: 463 mm
Width: 325 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2014) by Family of Ronald Searle

Dating

Production date: AD 2010

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink, coloured crayon, watercolour and white highlights on paper, with scratching out

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ronald Searle
  • Location: Black ink
  • Method of creation: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 2010
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.56-2014
Primary reference Number: 199746

Audit data

Created: Monday 18 August 2014 Updated: Friday 3 June 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Father Christmas and reindeer, Christmas card design" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/199746 Accessed: 2024-04-26 17:24:49

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