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"We shall be long absent -fully two years", began Werner, mournfully.: P.405-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"We shall be long absent -fully two years", began Werner, mournfully.

Maker(s)

Designer: Edwards, Mary Ellen
Printmaker: Paterson, Robert

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1865-12-16

Note

Letterpress on verso

Title-page of the Quiver, 16 December 1865

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 158 mm Width 120 mm
Sheet Height 252 mm Width 174 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: The Quiver
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Saturday, December 16, 1865.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: MEE
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: RPaterson s.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "We shall be long absent -fully two years", began Werner, mournfully.- p. 193.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.405-1991
Primary reference Number: 20081
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 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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